Chapter 441 Marriage to the Nine Princes
Imperial decree?
"Does everyone in the family have to be present?" Wei Ruo asked.
"The imperial envoy from the palace who came to read the imperial decree called and asked Miss to go and receive the order." The servant girl said urgently, "Hurry up, Miss, the old lady has already gone!"
This is such an important matter, the Zhongyi Bofu does not know how many years there has been no imperial decree.
The last imperial decree to marry Wei Qingwan was sent to the General's Mansion in Taizhou Prefecture, and now the rest of the family have not responded to the imperial envoy sent by the palace for a long time.
Therefore, everyone in the Wei family attaches great importance to it, and even the servants in the mansion are very nervous.
Hearing that she was called to go, Wei Ruo didn't know why she had a bad premonition.
Wei Ruo agreed after thinking for a while, "I see, I'll be here right away."
Wei Ruo tidied up his clothes and makeup, then opened the door, followed the maid waiting for him at the door to the front hall.
In the spacious and bright hall, Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Wei, Wei Minghong, Mo Shi, Wei Mingyong, Bai Shi and Yun Shi have all arrived.
And everyone was dressed very formally, with solemn makeup and serious expressions. Even Wei Ruo could see obvious tension on the faces of Wei Minghong, Wei Mingyong, Mo Shi and Bai Shi.
Wei Jiaer has seen the world, so he is much calmer.
Mr. Yun has also seen more in recent years, and has also received people from the palace, so he behaves much calmer and more relaxed than the other two families.
Among the grandchildren, only Wei Ruo came.
After Wei Ruo arrived at the scene, the imperial envoy began to read the imperial edict.
Everyone in the Wei family knelt down and listened to the content of the imperial decree in awe.
Wei Ruo, who was called, knelt at the front, listening with complicated emotions.
When the imperial envoy said "Give marriage to the Nine Princes", Wei Ruo's heart suddenly thumped.
Why is this happening?
Why did the emperor marry her, the insignificant and declining daughter of the Zhongyi Bofu family, to the favored Ninth Prince?
What's more, the rumors about her are rampant now, even if the emperor has never heard the rumors about her being "Kefu's best son", he would always know about her being divorced by Xuanpinghou's mansion, right?
Then why should she be given to the Ninth Prince whom he loves so much?
Everyone in the Wei family was shocked when they heard the decree.
A girl in the family was married to the sixth prince's side concubine. It was enough to surprise and delight them. They didn't expect that another girl who had been divorced and passed on to Kefu could also be married to the prince. She was still very favored. The concubine of the Nine Princes!
"Miss Wei, accept the order." After the imperial envoy finished reading the imperial order, he called Wei Ruo to accept the order.
"Ruo'er, take the order quickly."
Behind Wei Ruo, Old Master Wei urged, fearing that Wei Ruo's slow response would neglect the imperial envoy.
Wei Ruo got up and took the imperial edict from the imperial envoy.
The edict itself is not heavy, but Wei Ruo feels extremely heavy when holding it in his hand.
Old Master Wei quickly entertained the imperial envoy, who smiled and waved his hands.
"Uncle Wei is blessed, and the two granddaughters are blessed people. In the future, I hope the old uncle will support and support the minister more."
"Don't dare. My lord has worked hard, and the house has prepared a little wine and side dishes, and I would like to ask you to stay for a light meal." Old Mrs. Wei said hastily.
"Uncle Wei is too polite, there is no need to stay for dinner, and I have to go back to the palace to report to the Holy One."
The imperial envoy didn't stay long, and after a few polite words with Mrs. Wei, he left with his people.
As soon as the imperial envoy left, Mrs. Wei came to Wei Ruo and carefully asked Wei Ruo for his imperial edict.
After confirming again and again that the picture above is really Feng Wei Ruo as the concubine of the Ninth Prince, Old Master Wei's eyes were red with joy.
"Our Wei family is going to have a princess! Our Wei family is going to have a princess!"
Although Wei Qingwan was also given a marriage before, she was a side concubine. After all, the difference between a side concubine and a main concubine is much worse.
Mrs. Wei had mixed feelings. She looked at the imperial decree and at Wei Ruo, her old face was full of worry, her brows were ridged with vicissitudes of life, and she seemed to have something to say, but in front of everyone, she still had something to say. Did not say it.
Wei Minghong had a foolish smile on his face, as cheerful as a Maitreya Buddha: "Father, it's all over this time, our Zhongyi Bofu is really about to rise!"
Mo family seconded: "Yes, the happy events in the mansion are really one after another."
Wei Mingyong hurriedly congratulated Wei Ruo: "Congratulations to my niece, you will be a princess in the future, and you will have endless glory and wealth!"
Bai's face was a little embarrassed, and she said to Wei Ruo with a stiff smile: "The eldest niece is really lucky, the ninth prince is the most favored prince nowadays, although he is a little sick, but there are imperial doctors guarding him, it must be You can live a long life, eldest niece, you marry the Ninth Prince, what a great blessing!"
Yun's expression is somewhat similar to Mrs. Wei's, I don't know whether it is more happy or more worried.
After hesitating for a moment, Yun spoke slowly, and asked the old man: "Father, my daughter-in-law heard that the Ninth Prince's health is weak, and he has to keep drinking. If Ruo'er marries him..."
Mr. Yun didn't say the whole thing after that, but everyone knew that Mr. Yun was afraid that Wei Ruo would become a widow after marrying.
Old Mrs. Wei didn't think so: "Third daughter-in-law, don't think too much about it. Although your worries are justified, but think about it, with Ruo'er's reputation outside, what else can she marry? People? Now that she has this blessing from heaven, isn't it a thousand times or ten thousand times better than the other marriage we arranged for her? You still think about what she will do as a widow? What's more, this is the concubine of the Ninth Prince , even the Ninth Prince..., she can live a life without worrying about food and clothing."
Yun Shi explained: "This reputation is also a problem. My daughter-in-law is afraid that the Ninth Prince's health will not be able to bear it, and then everyone blames Ruo'er for this matter. It really confirms Ruo'er's name as Kefu."
Old Mrs. Wei didn't take it seriously: "You think too much. Everyone in the capital knows the physical condition of the Ninth Prince. If you really want to be young... If you really want to have that kind of situation, you can't blame anyone. What's more, the rumors come before, and the marriage is in the future." Afterwards, our Wei family never concealed it. Even if the situation you mentioned really happened, it has nothing to do with my Wei family."
Yun couldn't refute anymore, but his complexion was still not good. Looking at Wei Ruo with a frown, there was always some discomfort.
It's true that the eldest daughter doesn't get along with each other, and it's good not to have a mother-daughter fate, but she is not very willing to let her daughter become a widow like this.
Wei Ruo had no superfluous expressions on her face, and she didn't listen to what everyone said.
She is full of doubts now, and no one in the mansion can answer her doubts.
Chapter 442
The news that Wei Ruo was bestowed a marriage quickly spread throughout the House of Uncle Zhongyi, and the grandchildren who did not come to hear the decree also got the news.
After hearing the news, Wei Qingwan broke the teacup in her hand in a daze.
Then he slumped and sat back down.
"Wei Qingruo...to be the concubine of the Ninth Prince..."
After a while, Wei Qingwan came back to her senses, and confirmed to Cui He who had reported to her: "Is she really the concubine of the Ninth Prince? Did you hear me right?"
Cui He pursed her lips and shook her head sadly: "This servant has confirmed again and again that she is indeed the concubine."
"Why does she, Wei Qingruo, have such good luck?" Wei Qingwan didn't understand.
At the beginning, she was troubled by gossip in Taizhou Mansion, and her future was dark. She finally got a marriage gift and became the side concubine of His Royal Highness King Yu.
But her rumors at that time were all groundless, and no one had actual evidence.
And Wei Ruo's divorce now, and the order of Kefu by Taoist Qianyuan are all real.
Wei Qingwan really can't understand why under such circumstances, there are still people who are willing to marry Wei Ruo, and the person who wants to marry her is the Ninth Prince who is currently favored!
"Miss, don't worry, isn't it rumored outside that the Ninth Prince is a sick child and will live in a few days? The young lady will be a widow even if she marries, far inferior to you." Cui He comforted.
"But even if the Ninth Prince doesn't live long, she will have no worries about food and clothing after becoming a widow! She shouldn't have such a good life... She was divorced by Xuanpinghou's mansion, how could she find a family that is better than Xuanpinghou's? A better marriage in the government?" Wei Qingwan gritted her teeth.
"Miss, please calm down. Your body is the most important thing. Now the matter is not yet clear. Even if the eldest lady is married, it may not be a good thing. The servant also heard that the Ninth Prince is not only sick, but also has a very weird temperament. Improper service was directly beaten to death by him, the method was very cruel."
Wei Qingwan didn't speak for a long while, she clenched her fists involuntarily, and her lips were drawn into a line.
King King's Mansion.
Lu Yuhong came to Chu Lan with a jug of good wine.
Pushing open the door of Chu Lan's study and seeing Chu Lan cleaning his bow and arrows, Lu Yuhong teased, "You still have this idle time? The emperor has already fixed the marriage for you, so you are not in a hurry?"
Chu Lan was dressed in dark blue casual clothes, standing in front of the bookshelf, with an indifferent expression, and kept wiping the bow and arrow with her hands.
Facing Lu Yuhong's ridicule, he replied calmly: "There is nothing to worry about."
"There's nothing to worry about. This is a major personal matter for you. It was decided without warning. I thought it would at least wait until King Yu got married."
"He is not in a hurry to arrange a marriage for me, but to arrange a marriage for Chu Yi." Chu Lan said calmly.
"That Chu Yi really needs to arrange the marriage quickly, otherwise I'm afraid his body won't be able to hold on. I just feel sorry for the young miss of the Wei family. I can't bear her to marry such a dying person." Lu Yuhong sighed. .
It's rare for Lu Yuhong to show such a regretful expression on someone else's marriage.
"You seem to have a good impression of Miss Wei's family?" Chu Lan asked.
"Don't think about it, she and I are not the kind of relationship between a man and a woman. I regard her as a friend, and she is kind to me, and she is my savior."
"It's not the best, even if she has been married to Chu Yi, no one can change this fact." Chu Lan said.
"Then I know it."
Lu Yuhong put the wine on the desk, and then invited Chu Lan to drink together: "Come on, drink a jug of good wine, I stole it from my old man."
Lu Yuhong noticed that Chu Lan was still staring at the bow and arrow in his hand.
"What's so special about this bow and arrow? You've seen it for a long time."
"This bow and arrow has been improved and has a longer range than ordinary bows and arrows."
"What?" Hearing this, Lu Yuhong immediately got up, and came to Chu Lan full of curiosity.
After looking at the bow and arrow for a while, Lu Yuhong was not satisfied, so he took the bow and arrow from Chu Lan's hand and tried it.
As a martial idiot, I am most familiar with these things.
"This bow and arrow just looks like nothing special, the bow string or the bow itself. But I know that this thing is a thousand miles away, and the length, hardness, and angle of the bow arm have a slight deviation, which will have a great impact. , and this bowstring, different materials, thickness, tightness, can cause a huge gap."
After speaking, Lu Yuhong asked Chu Lan, "Where did you get your bow and arrow?"
"The anti-Japanese army is using the improved technology brought by Xu Zhengyong." Chu Lan replied.
"Did he also bring the Liannu and Thunderbolt last time?" Lu Yuhong asked.
"It's him."
"Good boy, you are quite capable, and you can get so many good things!"
"It's not his job."
"not him?"
"He has a cousin named Xu Heyou."
"Xu Heyou? Your savior?"
"It's him."
"This Xu Heyou is really capable, why don't you recruit him, give him an official position, and let him show his ambitions above the court."
"he does not like."
Speaking of this matter, Chu Lan's eyebrows involuntarily cast a thin layer of frost, and Xu Heyou's indifferent expression when facing him appeared in front of his eyes.
"I really don't understand you guys." Lu Yuhong shook his head, "Forget it, I don't care what your relationship is, do you have many bows? Give me one, I'll take it back and try."
"No." Chu Lan took the bow back from Lu Yuhong's hand, and hung it cautiously on the wall.
"Stingy." Lu Yuhong muttered.
Then he proposed to go out with Chu Lan for a walk, and Chu Lan agreed.
Because the imperial decree of granting marriage came down, Wei Ruo's situation in the Zhongyibo Mansion has been greatly improved, even better than before being annulled by the Xuanping Hou Mansion.
Today, if Wei Ruo wants to leave the mansion, Mrs. Wei agrees without thinking too much.
Wei Ruo also expressed that he did not want to go out with other brothers and sisters in the mansion. Although Mrs. Wei hesitated, she agreed, and only sent Wei Ruo a nanny and guards to accompany her.
The nanny sent this time is Nanny Zhang whom Wei Ruo is familiar with, so it will be much easier for Wei Ruo to act.
She went to the house that Wei Jinyi took her to last time, and changed her clothes inside.
Before she left last time, her second brother told her that this house is usually vacant, and all the clothes are reserved for her, and she can come here when she needs it.
After changing clothes with Xiumei, Wei Ruo went out as Xu Heyou.
They came to Tongde Hall and found their former buddies.
Wei Ruozheng was talking with his assistant when Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong walked in.
Lu Yuhong was chatting with Chu Lan in a rambling manner: "You don't know how stubborn my old man is. He's obviously suffering from a relapse of his old injury, yet he insists that he's fine and refuses to see a doctor."
Chu Lan's gaze was no longer on Lu Yuhong, he saw Wei Ruo in men's clothing in front of the counter...
Chapter 443 Why has such affection for him
Feeling a fiery gaze looking at him, Wei Ruo turned his head.
What came into my eyes was Chu Lan's handsome face with a coolness and arrogance in the cold.
Wearing a navy blue brocade robe with a white jade belt around her waist, her figure is tall and straight, cold and arrogant.
Looking at each other, Wei Ruo's face turned slightly cold.
She knew that she might meet an acquaintance again during her activities in the capital, but she didn't expect to meet so soon, and she was the last person she wanted to see, Chu Lan.
The capital city is very big, and Chu Lan is a person with a noble status and a lot of work, so it is not so easy to meet.
But she didn't want it to be this person who is not easy to meet on the street, so she ran into it by such an accident!
While Wei Ruo was thinking, Chu Lan walked towards her.
"Have you come to the capital?" Chu Lan said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Wei Ruo responded perfunctorily, and then quickly turned his head away.
Chu Lan's eyes did not move away from Wei Ruo's body, even though he could see Wei Ruo's indifference and avoidance, he still couldn't hide his joy.
"I wonder if there is a chance for me to do something?" Chu Lan asked.
"I'm a commoner, and you have a noble status, I'm afraid it's not suitable." Wei Ruo said.
"Since that's the case, take it as my order to you, okay?" Chu Lan said.
It was a rare reunion, and he didn't want to miss it again.
Seeing Chu Lan's determined expression, Wei Ruo thought for a while, knowing that he couldn't escape this time, he asked, "Can you wait for me, I still have something to do."
"Yes." Chu Lan agreed.
Wei Ruo and his buddy went up to the second floor, but Chu Lan didn't follow.
"Aren't you afraid that he will run away?" Lu Yuhong asked Chu Lan in a teasing tone.
"He won't run away if he promises." Chu Lan said firmly.
"It's up to you, anyway, it's you who want to see him, and it's not me who is really in a hurry to run away." Lu Yuhong shrugged indifferently.
"Aren't you going to grab the medicine?" Chu Lan asked back.
"Yes!"
Lu Yuhong hurriedly took out the prescription and asked the shop assistant to fill it up.
After Lu Yuhong finished grabbing the medicine, he wanted to wait with Chu Lan for a while, but Chu Lan dismissed him: "Your old man should be waiting for this medicine. You should take the medicine back home and give it to him."
"Hey, let's go, let's go." No matter how dull Lu Yuhong was, he knew that Chu Lan didn't want him to stay and be an eyesore, so he better leave earlier.
After Lu Yuhong left, Wei Ruo and Xiumei came down from the upstairs.
Chu Lan invited Wei Ruo to Tianyun Hall, reserved a box, and ordered a table of delicious dishes.
The last time Wei Ruo came here was with Wei Jinyi. At that time, the two were talking and laughing, relaxed and happy.
Now the restaurant is still the same restaurant, the people around him have changed, and Wei Ruo's eating mood is also different.
"I thought I would never have the chance to see you again in this life, but I didn't expect you to come to the capital." Chu Lan unconsciously raised an arc as she spoke, her eyes were gentle.
These days, he always feels that something is missing in his life, and he has never figured out what it is.
Until he met Xu Heyou today, he didn't know what he lacked was him.
Seeing Xu Heyou, his mood improved involuntarily.
He didn't know why. He was a man, and Xu Heyou was also a man. A man should not have such affection for a man, but he had such a strange affection for Xu Heyou.
"I'm a businessman who makes money everywhere. I go wherever I can make money. I'm in the capital now, and I might go elsewhere after a while." Wei Ruo replied.
"But we are destined after all. From Taizhou to the capital, we met again after thousands of miles." Chu Lan said.
Wei Ruo muttered in his heart: evil fate, serious evil fate!
Wei Ruo didn't speak, Chu Lan continued: "If you encounter any trouble in the capital, you can take the jade pendant I gave you to King Jing's Mansion, and the people there will help you."
"I see." Wei Ruo agreed.
She had already thrown that jade pendant into the space, it was not necessary, she didn't want to use it at all.
Chu Lan poured wine for Wei Ruo: "Try the white wine from the capital and see how it compares to the thyme from Taizhou?"
"I still have things to do today, so I won't drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol will easily cause trouble." Wei Ruo politely declined.
Although she can drink well, she still doesn't want to drink in front of people like Chu Lan. If she accidentally gets herself drunk, she will be in big trouble.
Wei Ruo didn't want to drink, but Chu Lan didn't force it, and the corner of his mouth was still smiling, looking in a good mood.
"I'm getting married," Chu Lan said.
"Then congratulations, Young Master Zhu."
"Does Mr. Xu have any opinions on the marriage?" Chu Lan asked.
"I don't have any opinions. It's just the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. It all depends on luck. Sometimes after working hard for a long time, I think I can finally control my own destiny, but it may be nothing in the end." Wei Ruo said.
"Master Xu seems to have been troubled by this?" Chu Lan felt the helplessness in Wei Ruo's words.
"I'm getting married too." Wei Ruo said casually.
"Master Xu is getting married too?" Chu Lan stopped holding the wine glass suddenly.
"Yeah, we're getting married, with someone I've never met before." Wei Ruo smiled wryly, but soon returned to normal.
She had some emotions, but she didn't want to show them too much in front of Chu Lan.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" Chu Lan asked.
"No, no need, I'm just feeling a little bit, it's not a big deal." Wei Ruo didn't want to continue this topic anymore.
Chu Lan frowned with a slightly condensed expression.
He could see a trace of unhappiness and bitterness in Xu Heyou's eyes, but Xu Heyou didn't seem to trust him, so he hid his bitter thoughts.
He and Xu Heyou are about to get married. The man will start a family and start a business.
Starting a family should be a new beginning for a man, something to be happy about, but he is not happy about it.
Now that he met Xu Heyou and learned that he was also going to get married, his originally peaceful mood became heavy on the matter of getting married.
Chu Lan didn't understand why he was like this. This feeling is like... like the person you love is in front of you, but they want to get married separately.
But he is a man, and Xu Heyou is also a man, man and man, why do they have such emotions?
Chu Lan became silent, and Wei Ruo would not take the initiative to say anything to Chu Lan, and just ate quietly.
After finishing the meal, Wei Ruo said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhu, for your hospitality."
"You are Welcome."
"Young Master Zhu, I have other things to do, so let's just leave today." Wei Ruo bid farewell to Chu Lan.
Chu Lan said with a complicated expression: "I'll see you off."
Chu Lan sent Wei Ruo to the gate of Tianyun Hall, seeing Wei Ruo and Xiumei walking away, he slowly came back to his senses.
The slender figure looks a little lonely, and there is a mist on the cold and deep face.
Chapter 444
Coming out of the Tianyun Pavilion, Wei Ruo walked away quickly, Xiumei followed behind, and waited for the distance.
Xiumei breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, why didn't you ask King Jing about the Ninth Prince?"
"It's probably not very useful to ask him. Speaking of the Ninth Prince, it is nothing more than three points: sickness, eccentricity, and cruelty. People outside say that. I have heard it countless times, and my ears are like cocoons."
"But His Royal Highness King Jing should have more contact with the Ninth Prince, maybe he will know more. Maybe he will know why the emperor gave the Ninth Prince the young lady in marriage."
"The Ninth Prince doesn't have much contact with outsiders. Since he was found in poor health, he has been recuperating in his residence most of the time. King Jing may not know much about him. As for the emperor's thoughts, I am afraid I can't find anything. I'd better not take the risk to ask King Jing, if he notices something, the loss outweighs the gain."
It is mentioned in the original book that the current emperor is a very deep-minded monarch. After the death of Empress Xu, he no longer trusts anyone around him, including his many princes.
This is also the reason why there has been no standing reserve for so many years.
It's a pity that there is no such person as the Nine Princes in the original work, so that Wei Ruo is still at a loss as to the existence of this person.
Wei Ruo patted Xiumei's arm: "It's okay, I won't be knocked down so easily by your miss. Even if I can't change the fact that I was given a marriage for the time being, I won't be negative and decadent because of this."
"Well, I know, miss, you will only be defeated, but not knocked down!" Xiumei replied.
Wei Ruo smiled: "Let's go, go and see my rouge and gouache shop, don't think about things that you can't figure out for the time being, and use this time to make money."
She can't change her marriage for the time being, but she doesn't want to just be idle, so she keeps busy when she should be busy.
In this way, even if she can't change her fate of marrying someone she doesn't want to marry, she can still do what she wants to do when she can live happily and earn some money for herself.
Wei Ruo named the soon-to-open rouge and gouache shop Daiyueju, and chose a relatively remote location, not in the bustling center, but in an unremarkable corner at the end of Baihu Avenue.
There is a shop in front and a large yard in the back.
It cost Wei Ruo five thousand taels of silver to buy it, which is quite a lot of money for Wei Ruo at this stage.
Wei Ruo likes this place for two reasons. One is that although the shop is a bit out of the way, it is the only way to go to the center of Baihu Avenue.
Secondly, the courtyard behind the shop is relatively large, and Wei Ruo used it as a workshop for producing rouge and gouache and as a place to settle the Zhao brothers and others.
The Zhao family brothers and the six villagers from Stone Village who came with them have been busy here for a long time.
They are currently producing four products: Skin Cream, Whitening Cream, Peach Blossom Rouge, and Blue Campanula Perfume.
Among them, the skin care cream has been sold in Tongdetang for a while, and the sales volume is very impressive. When her rouge and gouache shop opens, the skin care cream can drain her traffic and help her make a name for herself.
Wei Ruo came to the courtyard, and the originally empty courtyard and the houses on the east and west sides had been transformed into production areas and warehouses for storing raw materials.
Seeing Wei Ruo coming, Zhao Hai, who was busy chopping firewood, got up to greet him.
"Young master!" Zhao Hai smiled with excitement.
"How is your brother?" Wei Ruo asked.
"Thanks to Shaodong's family, my younger brother is in good health and will take the exam soon. I will let him study in the back room with peace of mind." Zhao Hai replied.
"Well, let him prepare well. The exam is the most important thing. Don't worry about other things for now." Wei Ruo said.
"Thank you, Young Master, for your concern! I don't know how to thank Young Master. If it wasn't for your help, Young Master, I wouldn't be able to accompany my brother to the capital, and my brother doesn't have such a good place to study and prepare for exams." Zhao Hai said gratefully.
"I just need you to come to the capital to help me, so don't take it too seriously."
Talking about it, Wei Ruo asked Zhao Hai to tell her about the current work arrangements in the workshop, not only to understand the progress of the workshop, but also to check whether Zhao Hai has arranged the work correctly.
"Young Master, these are mortars, used to crush materials, and now Ah Fu is in charge; the big boiler over there is used to boil the mixed liquid, and the iron cover on it is used to collect the steamed perfume. Zhuang is in charge; here is the preparation of materials, fine work, A Chang is doing it, he was an apprentice in a pharmacy before, and he has experience in doing this..."
Zhao Hai looks simple and honest, but when he introduced the work arrangement in the workshop, he was not ambiguous at all, organized and accurate.
Wei Ruo smiled: "You made this arrangement?"
"This..." Zhao Hai scratched his head.
"Is it arranged by your brother?"
"I still can't hide it from you, Young Master." Zhao Hai looked embarrassed.
"It's okay, you have something you are good at." Wei Ruo said.
Although Zhao Hai is not smart enough, he is very down-to-earth and willing to work hard. If Wei asks him to be in charge, he will charge forward in everything and set an example, so he is convinced by his subordinates.
Zhao Hai became more and more embarrassed, and lowered his head with a smile.
Walking around the workshop, she made sure that everything was proceeding according to her plan, and then went to the front shop to check the progress of the renovation.
The whole shop was divided into three areas by Wei Ruo:
First of all, it is the rest area for the guests. This place is decorated like a tea room, with a warm and comfortable environment and good privacy.
Because her target customers are dignitaries in the capital, if she wants to sell them things at a high price, she must first make them feel happy.
Those ladies and ladies naturally don't want to mix with some strangers when they enter the store to buy things. It is very important to create a comfortable environment for them so that they can use the product.
The second is the display area. Although there are not many types of products sold in the shop, all of them are high-quality products, so the introduction of the products should not be sloppy.
The shelves where the products are placed have been carefully designed. In addition to displaying samples, there are also brands with explanations next to them, explaining the source and efficacy of the products.
The last area is the checkout area, which is composed of the storage room of the cash register, and this one is nothing special.
After coming out of Daiyue Residence, Wei Ruo went to Caiyunjian again, because Wei Ruo didn't plan to open a shop selling fabrics directly, but planned to sell the fabrics in Caiyunjian for a while.
She came here today to see if she could have a chance to talk to the boss of Caiyunjian.
As soon as he entered the door, Wei Ruo heard a familiar voice...
Chapter 445 Slight punishment
"Wanwan, look at this material, it makes your complexion more delicate and smooth."
Bai Shi talked to Wei Qingwan enthusiastically.
Wei Qingwan nodded: "Listen to Second Aunt."
Seeing Wei Qingwan's docile and well-behaved appearance, Bai's smile grew stronger: "Then choose these few horses, and pick two of them later to make some clothes for you, and the rest will be your dowry." ."
"Everyone listens to the second aunt."
"The second aunt is just giving you suggestions. If you have any ideas of your own, you tell the second aunt that the second aunt will help you." Bai said.
"Second Aunt has helped me a lot, I don't even know how to thank Second Aunt." Wei Qingwan said.
"Where is it, we are all a family. Your mother has to be busy with your marriage and your sister's marriage at the same time. She spends more time on your sister's marriage. It is inevitable that she will ignore your second aunt. If you don't help me, who will help you?" " Bai said comfortingly.
Speaking of Yun's, Wei Qingwan couldn't help but look down, because she really felt that Yun seemed to be more interested in Wei Qingruo's marriage.
Sure enough, her attitude towards herself has changed, especially after Wei Qingruo was married as the Ninth Prince and Concubine.
Seeing the change in Wei Qingwan's expression, Mrs. Bai quickly changed her words: "The second aunt said something wrong. The second aunt just said that casually. Your mother may not have the intention to ignore you. Don't think too much."
Immediately afterwards, Bai said: "Actually, in Second Aunt's heart, Wanwan, you are better than your sister in every aspect, and you are more like the blood of our Wei family's direct relatives than her. If you want me to say that it is not necessarily correct to hold a wrong, Now there is no conclusive evidence to prove that the two of you are really wrong, and the one-sided words of the midwife may not be credible."
Hearing Bai's words, Wei Qingwan's heart was touched.
That's right, it's just the midwife's one-sided words. Why do you think she wasn't born to the Wei family? Maybe Wei Qingruo is the real flesh and blood of the He family.
But it's useless to say these things now, no matter who is real and who is fake, their identities will not change to the outside world.
After Wei Ruo walked into Caiyunjian, she happened to overhear this conversation between Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan.
Wei Ruo thought it was funny, when did the Yun family favor her? It's just because her wedding date is tighter, and the palace has sent people to supervise the progress of the marriage, Yun's had to focus on preparing her dowry first.
Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo heard Bai Shi say to Wei Qingwan: "Wanwan, although the materials here are beautiful, they are not as good as those that your sister got a reward for."
Wei Qingwan's face was a little stiff, but she still said: "It's just that I don't have the skills like my sister, so I can't get that kind of reward. Now I can only buy some ordinary materials as a dowry."
Bai said with emotion: "If I were your sister, I would share some generously with you to add makeup. In the future, your sisters will both be princesses. It would be a good story to take care of each other."
Wei Qingwan smiled wryly and said: "Not everyone is as transparent as the second aunt. But no matter what my sister does, she has her reasons, and I won't blame her."
"Hey, it's still Wanwan, you know the general idea, unlike some people..." Bai Shi stopped talking halfway considering the people coming and going around her, and then expressed her helplessness with a long sigh and regret.
Hearing this, Xiumei clenched her fists with an angry look on her face.
Wei Ruo noticed that she was angry: "Unhappy?"
"After listening to their conversation, I don't know why I want to shake my fist!" Xiumei raised her fist and said angrily.
Wei Ruo smiled: "You can't use your fists. If you fight in public in the capital, you will be arrested by officers and soldiers. However, we can do something else."
As he spoke, Wei Ruo quietly walked to the side of Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan, and reached out to touch the turquoise brocade they had just set their eyes on.
"My lady has already taken a fancy to this young man's material." Cui He said.
Wei Ruo's disguise was so subtle that Chu Lan and the others couldn't recognize it, and naturally Cui He couldn't recognize it either.
Wei Ruo nodded, then walked away very tactfully.
Wei Ruo returned to Xiumei, showed a sly smile, and then whispered a few words in Xiumei's ear.
Xiumei followed suit, afraid that she was laughing too obviously, Xiumei quickly covered her mouth with her right hand.
"Let's go, get down to business." Wei Ruo continued.
After laughing, Wei Ruo took Xiumei to find the clerk in Caiyunjian, explained his purpose, and was taken to the room behind the shop by the clerk.
Wei Ruo pushed the door open, and the people sitting in the room made Wei Ruo involuntarily look surprised.
The owner of Caiyunjian is actually a beautiful woman!
The reason why it is called a woman is because the woman wears her hair in a bun that women will wear after marriage.
At the same time, the woman has fair skin, a pretty face, a pair of affectionate eyes, red lips and white teeth, and a graceful figure.
A sentence came to Wei Ruo's mind: A young woman who is still in her prime, still has her charm.
When Wei Ruo looked at the beautiful woman, the beautiful woman also looked at Wei Ruo.
"My buddy said you have fabric to sell to me?" the beautiful woman asked casually, with a careless look.
Firstly, she doesn't think much of the young man in front of her; secondly, there is no shortage of suppliers in Caiyunjian, and most of them are people who want to sell fabrics to her.
The reason why she was willing to meet him was to see that he had the courage to come directly to discuss business, and dared to say that there were materials she had never seen before.
"Yes, my surname is Xu. I'm a small businessman. I don't know what the boss calls him?"
"Just call me Sun Sanniang." The beautiful woman said kindly.
"Hello, Boss Sun, I have some materials here that I want to show Boss Sun. I don't know if Boss Sun will like it or not." Wei Ruo took out a piece of fabric the size of a handkerchief from his sleeve, and held it out with both hands.
Sun Sanniang slowly looked at the material in Wei Ruo's hand, and suddenly, her playful expression changed.
Then she took a sudden step forward, pulled off the material, narrowed her eyes and looked carefully.
"Where did you get this color?"
The purple color of the material was the first thing Sun Sanniang saw.
This color is not easy to get, because the output is very small, it is very precious, and it is usually paid as tribute to the palace, and ordinary shops outside will not sell it.
She usually doesn't have anything to sell in her shop, and occasionally she gets some and won't sell them publicly in the shop, and they are all ordered away by dignitaries she knows.
"Boss Sun, I'm selling this material, can the dyeing be put aside for now?" Wei Ruo said.
Sun Sanniang paused for a moment, then turned her attention to the material itself, and at the same time gently twirled the material with her fingertips.
"What's your material?" Sun Sanniang asked, her expression serious and puzzled, her voice short, and she seemed eager to know the answer.
Chapter 446 Selling Cloth and Negotiating Prices
"Cotton cloth." Wei Ruo replied.
"Impossible, cotton fabric can't be so soft, delicate and smooth." Sun Sanniang said.
"Does Boss Sun think it's made of silk?" Wei Ruo asked.
"It's not made of silk. My Sun Sanniang raised silkworms at the age of five, weaved cloth at the age of seven, and started a silk business at the age of thirteen. I can tell at a glance whether the spring silkworms are spring silkworms from Jiangnan or from real estate in Sichuan. I dare to say I, Sun Sanniang, bet that your material will never be made of silk." Sun Sanniang said firmly.
Wei Ruo smiled: "So this is indeed a cotton fabric, made of cotton, but the cotton used is a little different."
"Why is it different?" Sun Sanniang couldn't help asking.
"Different varieties of cotton produce great differences in cotton fibers, and the resulting fabrics also vary greatly. Like the one I have in hand, it is made of high-quality cotton, and its texture is not inferior to silk and satin. Soft and skin-friendly, it is very suitable for making close-fitting clothing."
"Where does this cotton come from?" Sun Sanniang asked hastily.
"Boss Sun, this is my business secret, sorry I can't tell the truth."
Of course, there is no way to say it. This is a new space seed that was unlocked when her space was upgraded to the seventh level—produced by long-staple cotton, which has better disease resistance and insect resistance than ordinary cotton, with longer fibers and a better texture. better.
Because of various reasons, Wei Ruo has not taken the cotton seeds outside to plant on a large scale.
But because she now has seven pieces of land in her space, even if she only plants in the space, she can get a very objective amount of cotton in one season, enough to store a warehouse full.
Before coming to the capital, Wei Ruo transported some cotton to Mojiazha, the capital of Huzhou, and asked the village head to help find a few local weavers to weave the cotton into cloth.
The earliest samples were sent to Zhongyibo Mansion together with two jars of thyme a few years ago, and a larger amount of fabrics are still stored in the warehouse of Daiyueju.
Sun Sanniang stared at Wei Ruo for a while, and then smiled charmingly: "Young master, do you know that Caiyunjian is one of the best cloth shops in the capital, and those who want to do business with me can line up from Baihu Street to the west gate of the capital. If you want to do business with me, you'd better show your sincerity, otherwise forgive me, Sun Sanniang, for not being with me."
Wei Ruo didn't panic at all, and responded unhurriedly: "Since Boss Sun doesn't want it, I can't force it either. The younger generation interrupted."
Saying that, Wei Ruo wanted to leave.
people walked to the door, Sun Sanniang shouted: "Wait a minute!"
Wei Ruo stopped, raised the corners of his mouth, then turned around and asked, "Boss Sun, what else do you want to ask?"
"I don't need to ask you about the source of the cotton." Sun Sanniang compromised, "But I want to see the complete material. You can't just take such a piece of material the size of a handkerchief and negotiate a business with me, right?"
"Of course there is no problem, but it will take some cost and time to deliver the materials. Before that, I would like to ask Boss Sun how much taels he is willing to pay for my materials. If the price is right, I will ship the materials." Wei Ruo replied.
Sun Sanniang didn't answer the question right away, but narrowed her eyes and stared at Wei Ruo shrewdly.
"How much silver a foot does the young master want to sell me?" Sun Sanniang asked after a while.
"Five hundred words." Wei Ruo replied.
"Five hundred wen? Did you mean one foot or one foot?" Sun Sanniang asked.
"One foot."
"Aren't you just dreaming?" Sun Sanniang sneered.
One foot is five hundred wen, one foot is five taels of silver, and one piece of material is worth twenty-five taels of silver!
"Why not? Boss Sun's shop has a lot of materials that are more expensive than this." Wei Ruo asked.
"Those expensive materials are all made of high-quality silk satin. After all, how can you compare it to cotton cloth?" Sun Sanniang asked.
"But my boss Sun has never seen this kind of cotton cloth anywhere else, and its rarity is not lower than silk. The reason why ordinary cotton cloth is sold cheaper than silk is that the luster cannot be compared, and the second is scarcity. And my cotton cloth It happens to have these two characteristics, so I don't think it's an exaggeration to sell at this price."
"Even so, your material is only made of cotton after all, and it is incomparable with silk products. Well, let me make a concession, two hundred yuan a foot, and the price is already higher than ordinary cotton cloth." Sun Sanniang said.
"Five hundred Wen." Wei Ruo repeated the price.
"My Sun Sanniang has always negotiated a fair price. I, Sun Sanniang, know better than anyone who buys what material, and how much the material is worth. No matter how good your material is, it's worth the price."
"What about the price of the color? Simple fabrics can't be sold at this price, but can't this material of rare colors be sold?" Wei Ruo asked.
Sun Sanniang paused, squinted her eyes and looked at the materials in her hand again, and then said: "This crimson purple is indeed precious, if it is all made of this color, it can indeed be sold at a high price, the materials in your hand are all Is it this color?"
If it is really all purple, it will be more than five hundred words.
Is it just that someone will use such a precious purple to dye cotton cloth in large quantities?
"Not all of them, one of the twenty horses is purple."
"Ordinary colors are two hundred renminbi a foot, and purple materials can be collected at five hundred renminbi." Sun Sanniang said.
"Mixed colors are sold, all at the price of 500 Wen per foot." Wei Ruo said.
Wei Ruo knew very well that the price of crimson purple was more than 500 cents a foot, and other common colors could not be sold at this price, and she wanted Sun Sanniang to collect them all together.
Sun Sanniang had to look at Wei Ruolai again.
After a long while, she smiled charmingly: "You are very shrewd. You mixed a bunch of crimson purple with twenty horses, but you wanted me to collect them all at five hundred coins per horse."
"Boss Sun, if you are willing to keep me here to talk, it proves that you are very optimistic about my material, but there must be a market for any material that you are optimistic about, so I believe that Boss Sun can still make money at this price. "Wei Ruo said.
"You seem to know my Sun Sanniang very well?"
"No, I don't know Boss Sun. Even before today, I didn't know that the owner of Caiyunjian is a woman. But I know that the owner who can open a shop like Caiyunjian in the capital must be very knowledgeable about market conditions and very wise."
"Are you flattering me?" Sun Sanniang approached Wei Ruo with a charming smile.
"The younger generation dare not."
"Look at your young age, but you have a lot of brains." Sun Sanniang commented.
"Boss Sun has won the award. I am a fledgling, and I still have a lot to learn from Boss Sun." Wei Ruo said.
Chapter 447
"The mouth is quite sweet." Sun Sanniang said with a smile.
"I hope Boss Sun will give me a chance." Wei Ruo said.
"He said he wanted me to give you a chance, but he didn't give up on the price."
"Don't blame Boss Sun, this material is hard to come by, and the price really cannot be compromised." Wei Ruo said.
Sun Sanniang sighed and said, "Forget it, since your material is really good, I, Sun Sanniang, agreed to the price you offered, but the premise is that the material you bring over is like this veil. , as long as there is a gap in quality, I, Sun Sanniang, will not accept it."
Sun Sanniang knew in her heart that this material was not only good, but she had never seen it before, and it was worth the price she paid for it. What she said earlier was just a bargaining trick.
Seeing that Wei Ruo was so determined, she stopped bargaining, fearing that the deal would run away.
"Then I will deliver the materials in two days, and ask Boss Sun to inspect the goods in person." Wei Ruo said.
"It's a deal." Sun Sanniang said.
By the time Wei Ruo and Sun Sanniang finished talking, Wei Qingwan and Bai Shi were no longer in Caiyunjian shop.
Wei Ruo specially checked the situation of all the guys in the store, and left after making sure that no one in the store was feeling unwell.
It's getting late today, Wei Ruo and Xiumei returned to the house where they came back, changed their clothes, and boarded the carriage again.
"Nurse, did the two guards who came along ask you where I was going?"
In the carriage, Wei Ruo asked Nanny Zhang.
"They have asked several times, but the old slave didn't say anything, only said to wait patiently, and the lady will come back after finishing her work." Nanny Zhang replied.
"That's good."
"But Miss, I'm afraid they will bring this matter up to the old lady when they go back." Nanny Zhang said.
"Don't worry, let them report if they want to." Wei Ruo said calmly.
Wei Ruo was not afraid that the two guards would become suspicious, nor was he afraid of what they would say to the old lady when they went back.
She is not afraid of her reputation being ruined, but the Duke of Zhongyi is worried about her reputation.
So when the guards went back and reported to the old lady, there was a high probability that they would just keep them tight-lipped.
At this juncture, the second elder will not punish her for anything, the most is to restrict her from going out next time.
It was late when Wei Ruo returned home, and had dinner in Changchun Garden.
Her food has improved a lot in the past few days, and the dishes brought to her in the big kitchen are not only fresh but also rich.
Just after dinner, Wei Ruo heard that the mansion had invited a doctor for Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan.
The reason is that after the two of them and their maid came back from the outside, for some reason, there were rashes on their bodies, which were extremely itchy.
I heard that Mrs. Bai was crying and screaming in pain, and when the itching was unbearable, she tore off a piece of her clothes.
Wei Qingwan was not much better either, shed a lot of tears, and rolled on the bed, Yun's head was sweating from anxiety, even the old lady was alarmed, and rushed to condolences in person.
Now the doctor hasn't arrived yet, and the people in the house don't know what happened to them, whether they are infected with some strange disease.
Xiumei covered her mouth and snickered, what kind of disease is this? This is a special medicinal powder made by her lady!
When we were in Caiyunjian just now, Wei Ruo smeared the medicinal powder on the fabric that Wei Qingwan had already taken a fancy to. Later, when Wei Qingwan and Bai Shi touched the cloth again, they naturally came into contact with the medicinal powder.
Anyone who comes into contact with this medicinal powder will develop a red rash and itching, but it will not be life-threatening, and it usually subsides by itself in two or three days.
Later, when Wei Ruo left Caiyunjian, she specifically checked to see if any of the clerks were unwell, just in case any clerk came into contact with the piece of fabric again, and she didn't want to hurt innocent people by mistake.
If innocent people come into contact with it accidentally, Wei Ruo has an antidote in hand, and the symptoms will disappear immediately after taking it.
Later, Xiumei went to inquire again, and learned that the doctor invited by the family failed to find out what illness Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan were suffering from, so they only prescribed some common medicines for rashes for the two of them to take. .
It was a difficult night for the second room and the third room. Both Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan cried and made noises until dawn.
The symptoms eased the next day, but the rash still did not subside, and the medicine prescribed by the doctor did not have any effect.
Everyone in the mansion was anxious, especially worried about Wei Qingwan, afraid that her rash would not be good, afraid that she would not be able to recover from the illness, and also afraid that the rash would leave traces, and he would not be able to explain to His Royal Highness Yu Wang in the future.
After three days like this, Bai's and Wei Qingwan's rashes finally subsided without leaving any scars, and the whole Wei family was relieved.
February twenty.
Xu Fengyuan visited Wei Yichen.
The examination is approaching, and Xu Fengyuan came to the capital to rush for the examination.
At this time, Xu Fengyuan should have been preparing for the exam in peace at his residence, but instead he came to find Wei Yichen.
At this moment, in Wei Yichen's study, Xu Fengyuan had a serious face, his handsome face was darkened, and there was a hint of anger between his brows.
"Why didn't you stop it? You just watched Sister Ruo'er being arranged for such a marriage?" Xu Fengyuan questioned Wei Yichen.
Before leaving for the capital, he was annoyed when he heard that the marriage arranged by Uncle Zhongyi's mansion for Wei Ruo was to marry Lord Xuanping, who was nearly sixty years old, as a sequel.
When he arrived in the capital, and heard that Wei Ruo had been given a marriage to the Ninth Prince, who was about to die, he felt mixed feelings again.
He still felt irritable after thinking about it, so he decided to ask Wei Yichen for clarification.
Xu Fengyuan said bitterly and annoyed: "I chose to give up and give in. I didn't want to see her do a sequel or marry a widow who is dying. She should marry someone who is better than me and can protect her better than me!"
Wei Yichen replied blankly: "Brother Xu, you are too impulsive. Now is the critical period of exam preparation. You shouldn't be distracted by these trivial matters."
Xu Fengyuan looked at Wei Yichen very puzzled: "I'm an outsider, but if Ruo'er is your sister, or someone who has saved your life twice, why are you so indifferent to her?"
Wei Yichen looked at Xu Fengyuan indifferently: "Brother Xu, what do you think I can do? Can anyone change the marriage bestowed by the emperor? Not to mention the marriage bestowed by the emperor, even the previous marriage with the Xuanping Hou Mansion, we are the same Powerless to change anything."
Xu Fengyuan was silent: "But... Ruo'er...do you really want her to marry and become a widow? How can you bear it?"
When Xu Fengyuan thought that Wei Ruo was going to marry a dying person, he felt as if his heart was being pressed by a huge rock.
"Brother Xu, if you want to protect the person you want to protect, you should make yourself stronger, otherwise it is empty talk. For you and me, the best way to protect your family is to take the imperial examination well and become an official in the court. Instead of wasting time here."
Xu Fengyuan was stunned, and looked at Wei Yichen in a daze.
"So, it's not that you don't care about your eldest sister, but that you know how to protect her?"
Chapter 448 Wei Qingwan and Yun's Dispute
"Brother Xu, what kind of status will Ruo'er have in the future, and whether she will be respected by her husband's family after marriage? Her father and brother have played a big role. As long as the Wei family is strong, as long as my father and I can have a place in the court, Even if she becomes a widow, she will be able to live a peaceful and smooth life in the future. Conversely, even if she can marry a good marriage now, she may not be able to live happily in the future. "
Xu Fengyuan froze in place, not knowing how to answer.
Wei Yichen continued: "Brother Xu, everything in the world is so difficult. If you want to protect what you love and punish what you hate, you must have the ability to match it. You will try once every three years, and if you miss it, you will have to wait another three years. I was confused and missed the opportunity."
After listening to Wei Yichen's words, Xu Fengyuan suddenly found that he really seemed to be a little emotional.
"I see, brother Yichen, I really didn't think carefully about this matter, thank you brother Yichen for your guidance."
Xu Fengyuan bowed his hands and expressed his gratitude to Wei Yichen.
After that, he bid farewell and left Uncle Zhongyi's mansion, returned to his temporary residence in the capital, turned around and went to study and prepare for the exam.
Wei Ruo is looking at the account books in his room, and there is still a lot of work to be done when Yueju is about to open.
Raw material cost, labor cost, sales strategy, all aspects must be considered thoroughly.
"Miss, a letter has been delivered from Tongdetang." Xiumei walked in and brought back the news from outside.
"How to say?"
"The previous two batches of medicines are all sold out, especially the skin care cream, which sells very well, and is deeply loved by the wives and ladies of various families. The supply is in short supply."
"That's good."
"There is also the scar-removing ointment that the lady consigned in Tongdetang. People have asked for it several times, but so far no one has bought it."
"Well, I see."
As expected, she deliberately set the price of the ointment at an outrageously high price, not for people to buy it.
"Miss, I heard that the second lady has gotten very close to the second lady recently, do you think the second lady will lend money to buy ointment for the second lady?" Xiumei asked.
The second wife, Mrs. Bai, was born in a family of merchants. Her grandfather was once a wealthy family. Although there was a trend of decline later, and because her father was the second son, she only received 20% of his grandfather's property, but she was still much richer than ordinary families.
So the Zhongyi House has no money, but the Bai family is personally rich, and she has a generous dowry.
In recent years, Wei Mingyong has frequently failed in business and lost money again and again, behind the scenes is Bai's use of his own dowry to cover for him.
If Wei Qingwan really wanted to buy the ointment that Wei Ruo placed in Tongdetang, she could only turn to Bai for help.
"If she can't borrow money, then she can only watch the ointment right in front of her eyes, but can't get it. This feeling is more uncomfortable than no ointment; if she does borrow money, she really intends to spend a lot of money If I buy this ointment, then I will earn her two thousand taels for a box of ointment, just thinking about it makes me happy!"
In short, Wei Ruo is happy whether Wei Qingwan buys it or not.
After hearing Wei Ruo's answer, Xiumei nodded repeatedly, and then took out a letter from her bosom: "By the way, Miss, this is a letter from Miss Xie."
Wei Ruo immediately took it over and looked at it.
"Miss, what did Miss Xie say?"
"Yingying said she would come to see me in two days."
"That's great!"
"Well, prepare more delicious food then." Wei Ruo is also looking forward to the reunion with Xie Ying.
Wei Ruozheng was talking with Xiumei, and outside the door Cuiping came to invite her on behalf of Yunshi.
"Miss, Madam asked the servants to invite the young lady over."
"okay, I get it."
Wei Ruo didn't know why Yun asked him to go there, so it was right to go anyway.
Wei Ruo followed Cuiping to Anxin Pavilion, Yun's residence in the Zhongyibo Mansion.
This room is slightly smaller than the old lady's Shou'an Hall, but it is still much more spacious than their residence in Taizhou.
When Wei Ruo entered the room, he saw Wei Qingwan. She lowered her head and bit her lower lip. She didn't look very good.
Yunshi saw Wei Ruo: "Ruoer, take a look, these are the dowry prepared by mother for you."
On the table on Yun's right hand side are two newly made mahogany red lacquer boxes about one foot long and half a foot wide.
Wei Ruo walked up to Mrs. Yun, and saw two boxes containing silver ingots and some jewelry, as well as house deeds and land deeds.
The contents of the two boxes look similar.
Yun said: "There are not many things, but mother has tried to give you the best."
Wei Ruo didn't speak, she didn't know whether to accept these things.
According to her own temperament, she didn't want these things from Yun's, but the moment she saw these things, some pictures of the original owner appeared in her mind.
The original owner had suffered for more than ten years, but in the end he didn't get Yun's care and love, so he should at least give some money to Wei Qingwan, rather than letting Yun's give it all to Wei Qingwan.
Just as Wei Ruo was thinking, Wei Qingwan said, "Mother, Second Aunt is willing to help me, why don't you agree?"
"Wanwan, you are confused, two thousand taels of silver, is it worth buying a box of ointment with so much money?" Yun said earnestly.
It seems that before Wei Ruolai, Wei Qingwan and Yun Shi were discussing this issue, and the discussion didn't go very smoothly.
"Why isn't it worth it? It's fine if I marry an ordinary family. Now I'm going to be King Yu's side concubine. If there are scars on my back, how can I be favored and how can I survive in the palace?" Wei Qingwan's eyes With tears in his eyes, he questioned loudly.
Yun's mood is complicated. There was such a big incident in the mansion that day. Her husband almost beat Wanwan to death. It is a kindness to save her life. How can she care about whether there will be scars on her back if she uses the family law? .
It's just who would have thought that there would be such a change in the future, making Wanwan the side concubine of Yu Wang, causing the scars on her back caused by the family law to become a big problem.
The scar is indeed a problem but the ointment is too expensive! They were also reluctantly buying the first one hundred taels of boxes, and the two thousand taels were simply stealing money!
Wei Qingwan continued: "I don't want my mother to take this money out to me now. The second aunt is willing to lend me the money. Why is my mother so reluctant to let go?"
Yun sighed: "Your second aunt lent you money and asked you to write an IOU, and you will return it in full in the future! May I ask where you will get the money to pay her back in the future?"
Wei Qingwan said: "I will figure out what to do by then! At most, I will sell the dowry and return it to her!"
"You don't know your second aunt yet. Both she and your second uncle are not pure-minded, and put their interests first. If you lend her so much money, it may cause you a lot of trouble!" Yun said.
"My daughter doesn't understand. Mother, my daughter is in trouble. My second aunt is willing to help me. Even if she has the heart of a businessman and wants to benefit from her daughter, why not? It's better than indifferently caring about her daughter's life." Right?" Wei Qingwan questioned.
Chapter 449 Yun's crying at Wei Qingwan
Wei Ruo stood aside, feeling a little inappropriate for himself in this position.
But at this time Yun was suffering from a headache, Wei Ruo couldn't interrupt at this juncture, so he simply sat down on a chair beside him.
It is not surprising that Bai Shi would be willing to borrow Wei Qingwan's money. For Bai Shi, lending money to Wei Qingwan is an investment for her, and there will be more opportunities to ask Wei Qingwan back in the future.
Wei Ruo was more surprised that Wei Qingwan would really want to borrow money to buy her sky-high price ointment.
This is two thousand taels of silver, which can buy two thousand mu of land in Taizhou Prefecture!
It seems that Wei Qingwan's obsession with her back is far deeper than she thought, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is obsessed.
This is also reflected from the side, Wei Qingwan is really afraid of falling out of favor after marrying into Prince Yu's mansion, and she really wants to win this favor.
Obviously before, he kept saying that love is the first priority, but now he only thinks about how to fight for favor. Wei Ruo didn't know what happened during this period, and he just felt a little funny for no reason.
At this moment, facing Wei Qingwan's questioning, Yun felt a headache. She didn't know how to explain this question to her daughter.
"Wanwan, mother knows what you think, and also knows that you really want to heal the scar on your back, but you still have to be sensible, two thousand taels of silver is too much. We can ask other doctors in the capital to take a look , maybe there are other ways to heal your scar." Yun urged.
"My daughter has tried many methods, and there is no other better way. Mother, my daughter has made up her mind. Whether you agree or not, she will do this." Wei Qingwan said firmly.
Yunshi looked at Wei Qingwan in disbelief: "Are you disobeying your mother?"
"I didn't mean to disobey my mother, but my mother refused to think about me."
Wei Qingwan's eyes were red, and she turned to Wei Ruo who was watching the play with resentment.
"I know that in my mother's heart, my sister is your biological daughter, and I am just your adopted daughter."
Wei Ruo, who was suddenly named, didn't make a sound, just looked at Wei Qingwan quietly.
"What are you talking about?" Yun's heart ached, and he felt dizzy.
"Is my daughter wrong? The dowry my mother prepares for my daughter and my sister is different. The house deed and land deed for my sister are far better than those for my daughter. Does the mother think that her daughter doesn't know? The second aunt told her daughter that her mother was here The value of several real estates in the capital has been lowered, and my daughter knows the difference between them."
"You were wrong, you were wrong..." Yun's chest rose and fell violently.
"Where is the daughter wrong? What the mother prepares for her sister is indeed more valuable than what she prepares for her daughter. The daughter would not complain about her mother because of such a thing. I am not the mother's biological daughter. The mother is willing to share some love with her daughter. My daughter is already very contented, and she doesn't want to be compared with her sister."
"But the mother not only wants to lie to her daughter, saying that you treat her daughter and sister equally, and prepare the same dowry for both of us. She also wants to prevent the second aunt from helping her daughter. The daughter doesn't understand why mother is like this? Even if I am not your own. , do you really not think about your daughter's future at all? Is the mother-daughter friendship for so many years just a cloud and a bubble?"
"You...you are talking nonsense!" Yun's eyes darkened, like a dark cloud covering the top.
Wei Qingwan continued: "No matter what the mother says, the daughter has made up her mind, and she will leave today!"
After Wei Qingwan finished speaking, before Yun could speak, she walked away without looking back.
At this moment, Yun could no longer hold back: "Wanwan... Wanwan, she actually..."
Cuiping stepped forward to pour water for Yun: "Madam, don't worry, drink slowly."
"How could Wanwan become like this? Why?" Yun said with a face full of pain.
"Ma'am, don't be angry. The second lady has gotten closer to the second lady in recent days. Maybe she was bewitched by the second lady to offend you. Don't take it too seriously," Cuiping comforted. .
"She is really confused. Are her second uncle and second aunt easy to get along with? Those two are good at calculating, and they are full of thoughts about how to climb the dragon and the phoenix! How could they treat her sincerely?" Yun's eyes were filled with tears. , the voice is full of bitterness.
Immediately afterwards, she couldn't help asking: "Obviously Wanwan is such a well-behaved and sensible person, why did the one who listened to me the most in the past change her appearance now! What does it mean that I am partial to Ruoer, I am clearly..."
Yun stopped abruptly when she said this, because she remembered that there was another person present in the room.
At this time, Wei Ruo, who had been silent by the side, stood up.
"My daughter still has something to do, so I won't disturb my mother's rest. Let me go." Wei Ruo bid farewell to Yun.
Mr. Yun was sad and had no time to stay with Wei Ruo, so he raised his hand and waved it heavily, signaling her to go.
After Wei Ruo left, Yun continued to talk to Cuiping: "I clearly favored Wanwan, but Wanwan still blames me so much! She really broke my heart!"
There is indeed a difference in the property deeds given to the two daughters by the Yun family, and Wei Ruo's property is more valuable.
But Yun's jewelry for Wei Qingwan is more valuable than Wei Qingwan's. In the end, the dowry she prepared for the two is about the same.
This kind of thing on the bright side, Yun's is as fair as possible, and there is no bias.
The Yun family also prepared a five hundred tael silver note in private, intending to slip it to Wei Qingwan secretly.
Thinking of this, Yun became even more sad.
Coming out of Anxin Pavilion, Wei Ruozheng wanted to go to Changchun Garden.
"Sister is happy today?"
Wei Qingwan did not go far, but waited for Wei Ruo at the gate of Anxin Pavilion.
"What if I'm happy, and what if I'm not?" Wei Ruo asked back.
Wei Qingwan chuckled lightly and said, "I admit that I lost to you in the Wei Mansion. My father, mother, elder brother, and younger brother all like you more now. You have taken away everything that once belonged to me. But don't forget, The days to come are still long, and we will all marry into the royal family and become their daughter-in-laws, and it is hard to say who will have the last laugh, so my sister should not be too happy!"
Wei Ruo hooked her lips and smiled: "Remind you, only I will be the royal daughter-in-law, you are not. I have never heard of a concubine's room and can call myself a daughter-in-law."
Wei Qingwan sneered coldly: "Oh, okay, you are willing to show off your tongue and let you go, I am waiting here today to tell you that sooner or later, I, Wei Qingwan, will take everything you snatched from me. back."
Wei Ruo replied unhurriedly: "First, I don't know who is playing with the tongue; second, I haven't snatched anything from you; third, some things don't belong to you in the first place."
After finishing speaking, Wei Ruo ignored Wei Qingwan and left quickly.
Wei Qingwan, who stayed where she was, looked coldly at Wei Ruo's leaving back.
Chapter 450 Marriage
In the end, Wei Qingwan didn't listen to Yun's persuasion, and borrowed money from Bai.
Hearing that Mrs. Yun lost her temper and wanted to punish Wei Qingwan to kneel down, Mrs. Bai, who heard the news, went to Shou'an Hall to report to the old lady and the old lady. The old lady and the old lady came to prevent Wei Qingwan from being punished.
Because Wei Qingwan is going to marry into Prince Yu's Mansion, the Wei family can't afford to make a fuss at this time.
Furthermore, although Mrs. Wei felt a little inappropriate for what Wei Qingwan did, he still supported it. After all, he also hoped that his granddaughter would be favored in Prince Yu's mansion.
In the end, Yun could only let it go.
Not long after, the two thousand taels of bank note passed into Wei Ruo's hands.
Wei Ruo looked at the bank note in his hand and felt a little funny for a while.
When she deliberately set a sky-high price for this ointment, she just wanted to keep Wei Qingwan away, and felt uncomfortable for a while, but she didn't expect that she actually made the money in the end, and it also caused a dispute between Yun and Wei Qingwan.
Wei Ruo didn't know how to evaluate this matter for a while, and Wei Qingwan seemed to become more and more paranoid, which was completely different from her weak but kind, and even some images of the Virgin in the original book.
Wei Ruo was thinking, someone from outside invited Wei Ruo to the front yard.
Today is the day when the Ninth Prince is hired, Wei Ruode has to go and see.
Arriving in the front yard, Wei Ruo saw that the huge courtyard was filled with boxes of all sizes, which was several times more than the betrothal gifts sent by the Xuanpinghou Mansion last time.
The palace man presented the list to Wei Ruo.
Two hundred taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, sixty horses, one gold tea pot, two silver tea barrels, two silver basins, one thousand pieces of silk and satin, twenty pairs of armor, twenty pieces of jade wares, four handles of jade ruyis, A set of dragon and phoenix Chengxiang enamel pots and some famous calligraphy and paintings.
The royal family's dowry gifts for princes and concubines are regulated, presumably the dowry gifts received by the concubines of King Yu and King Jing are also like this.
It's just the first time that the Zhongyibo Mansion, which has already declined, has seen such a battle.
Even the old Mrs. Wei, down to the servants in the mansion, all had bright eyes.
Wei Ruo calmly looked at the dowry gifts piled up in the room.
The wedding date was set on the eighth day of May, which was exactly the date that Xuanping Hou Mansion had previously set with her.
The days have not changed, but the person she is going to marry has changed.
This wedding is a bit early, even earlier than the wedding of the sixth prince and the seventh prince, but considering the special physical condition of the ninth prince, it may not be able to last so long. According to the news from the palace, the emperor arranged this marriage out of joy, so It is also reasonable to put his marriage before other princes.
The only unreasonable thing is that she was chosen for Chongxi, a woman with Kefu's life.
If the Ninth Prince is really short-lived, he would be a good marriage partner.
First, marrying into the royal family does not have the trouble of serving in-laws;
Secondly, after his death, he will not participate in the turmoil of the reserve, and no one will specifically target his widow;
Thirdly, as a concubine, her status is not low, and she enjoys the salary of the imperial court. She has no worries about food and clothing, and can openly buy various properties outside, which no one cares about.
It's just that so far Wei Ruo still doesn't know what kind of character this Ninth Prince is, and why people who didn't appear in the original book appear in her life.
I always feel that this matter is not simple, so she can't easily believe that marrying the Ninth Prince is marrying a dying person.
It's just that this is a marriage bestowed by the emperor, how can she escape? How can she defeat the imperial court?
Not long after Wei Ruo arrived in the front yard, Mrs. Bai also came. Looking at the good things in the room, Mrs. Bai's eyes lit up.
"So many good things, these silks and satins are not available for ordinary people, right? Is this jade Ruyi a blood jade?"
Although Bai's natal family is rich, she has never seen these things bestowed by the royal family. Seeing the betrothal gift for Wei Ruo from the palace at this moment, he was somewhat dazzled.
Bai walked up to Wei Ruo, smiling so hard that her eyes narrowed: "My niece Ruo'er is really blessed."
Wei Ruo glanced at Bai Shi indifferently, but didn't answer.
Bai's expression suddenly became awkward, her smile froze, and she couldn't help cursing Wei Ruo in her heart.
Wei Qingruo is such a cheap ass! This is not a princess yet! Learn to play tricks with her!
Not long after, Mrs. Mo also came. Seeing the dowry gifts in the room, Mrs. Mo's expression also changed, but she didn't show it as clearly as Mrs. Bai.
She walked up to Wei Ruo, and congratulated Wei Ruo in a soft voice: "Congratulations, Ruo'er."
"Thank you, auntie." Wei Ruo replied politely.
Bai's complexion was even uglier. The cheap hoof was so cold to her, but he was so polite to his sister-in-law. He was obviously slapping her in the face!
Wei Qingwan arrived only a moment later than Mrs. Mo.
Looking at the dazzling array of betrothal gifts that filled the room, Wei Qingwan's gaze sank but quickly stopped, and she did not show obvious envy like the others.
At this time, Mrs. Bai saw Wei Qingwan, and she walked towards Wei Qingwan quickly, and took Wei Qingwan's hand enthusiastically: "Wanwan, you are here, come and see your sister's betrothal gift! The betrothal gifts for concubines are all regulated, and generally the number of concubines is halved for side concubines, so if you look at your sister, you probably know what your betrothal gift is like, and it is probably less than half of this."
Bai's words made Wei Qingwan's complexion, which had just put away her displeasure just now, covered a thin layer of frost again.
Bai's family still smiled like a flower: "It stands to reason that the sixth prince is older than the ninth prince, so the sixth prince's marriage should come first, but this time the palace arranged the ninth prince's marriage first, presumably because he was worried about the ninth prince's marriage. Physical condition?"
"No matter how you say it, the eighth day of the fifth lunar month is still a bit too rushed, so that everyone in the house is busy with your sister's marriage. I guess they won't be able to take care of you until your sister gets married."
Wei Qingwan glanced at Wei Ruo with cold eyes.
Wei Ruo chose to ignore the way Wei Qingwan looked at her.
Whether she is dissatisfied or angry, she has to endure and endure, and she has the ability to talk to the person who set the date.
The first day of the exam on the ninth day of March.
Uncle Zhongyi's mansion was in full swing. Early in the morning, the old lady went to the ancestral hall to burn incense and pay homage to the ancestors, begging the ancestors to bless Wei Yichen to go to high school.
Everyone in the Wei family, including Wei Ruo, went to the door to see Wei Yichen off.
Before parting, Yun seemed to have a thousand words to say to Wei Yichen, but when the words came to his lips, there was only one sentence left: "Do your best".
Wei Yichen nodded, and then glanced at Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan and Wei Yilin behind Yun.
Wei Ruo didn't have any obvious expression on her face. Regarding Wei Yichen's going to take the scientific examination, she was very calm. It seemed that this was a very common thing for her, and it wasn't worth worrying about.
Chapter 451 I want to buy a gift for my big sister
Originally, Wei Qingwan, who was always standing closest to the Yun family, stood the furthest today.
When Wei Yichen glanced at her, she coldly turned away.
Wei Yilin looked at Wei Yichen eagerly with big bright eyes: "Brother, just do your best, no matter whether you pass the exam or not, you are the best in my mind!"
Wei Yichen nodded slightly.
Wei Mingyong came over and patted Wei Yichen on the shoulder encouragingly: "Nephew Yichen! Now the Wei family depends entirely on you! The second uncle wishes you to be named on the gold list in advance! Glory to your ancestors!"
The Bai family beside him also said with a smile on his face: "Yes, Yi Chen, the second aunt knows that you are the most capable one in our family, and you will definitely pass the exam this time, and you will be our family by then." The first person to pass the imperial examination!"
Wei Minghong smiled and seconded: "Yes, Yichen, our family has never been a Jinshi. When you pass the exam, uncle will rely on you in the future!"
His wife, Mrs. Mo, was as quiet as ever.
Wei Yichen nodded slightly, and finally said goodbye to Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei: "Grandfather, grandmother, grandson is leaving."
"Go, take care of yourself." Madam Wei nodded.
"Be careful in everything, don't be nervous." Mrs. Wei finally urged.
Wei Yichen nodded slightly, then got into the carriage and was sent to the examination room by the guards in the mansion.
After Wei Yichen left, Wei Ruo prepared to go back to the house.
Wei Yilin suddenly ran forward and took Wei Ruo's hand.
"What are you doing?" Wei Ruo lowered his head and asked.
"Big sister, let's go to the street together in a while." Wei Yilin said with a glance at Wei Qingwan's direction.
"What are you doing on the street?" Wei Ruo asked.
"I saved my private money, I want to buy something for you, big sister!"
"Are you planning to add makeup to me?" Wei Ruo asked.
"Yes! I heard that many people in the family will add makeup to the eldest sister, so naturally I want it too!"
"Oh? Then what are you going to buy me?" Wei Ruo asked curiously.
"I heard that a new rouge and gouache shop opened on Baihu Street recently. The products sold in it are all excellent, and they are very popular with the women and young ladies in the capital. The big sister also likes the good things used by women from other families. It should be used. You go with me, and I will pay you to buy it for you!" Wei Yilin said confidently with his head held high.
"You still know this?"
"That's natural, I know a lot!"
"I'm afraid you didn't ask the maids in the house?"
"What can they understand? They don't necessarily know as much as I do!" Wei Yilin grabbed Wei Ruo's hand and said, "In short, don't worry about it, just follow me!"
At this moment, Bai, who heard the conversation between the two, stepped forward and said, "It just so happens that Wanwan and I are going out, why don't we go together?"
Before Wei Ruo opened his mouth, Wei Yilin refused first: "Second Aunt, I want to buy rouge and gouache for my sister, so I won't be with you. You have to go on your own!"
After finishing speaking, Wei Yilin hurriedly pulled Wei Ruo away.
"Big sister, let's hurry up and don't let them catch up."
Wei Yilin was afraid that Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan would catch up, so he walked fast.
Wei Ruo didn't resist, and let Wei Yilin pull him away.
Then the two came to the back door and got into the carriage together.
This carriage is Wei Ruo's own, and it came all the way from Taizhou Mansion, and once saved Wei Yilin's life on the road, so Wei Yilin felt extra cordial when riding in it.
The guard at the door questioned Wei Ruo and let Wei Ruo and Wei Yilin go out.
Wei Ruo can still go out if he wants to go out now. As long as you bring the maids and guards assigned by the old lady to Wei Ruo, the guards will not stop you.
It doesn't take too long to arrive at Daiyueju from Zhongyibo Mansion.
Daiyueju at this time is very lively, and there is an endless stream of customers coming in and out.
Wei Yilin took a look, then frowned: "I only heard that there are many people, but I don't know there are so many people!"
Immediately afterwards, Wei Yilin turned his head and said to Wei Ruo: "Big sister, you don't know that this store has just opened for a short time, but because the products it sells are particularly good, there are many people who come here."
"Since it has not been open for a long time, how do you know that their home sells particularly good things?" Wei Ruo asked.
"This is not a problem for me. I have inquired about it. The skin care cream sold by this store has been sold in Tongdetang for a while, and it sells very well. It is the kind that you can't buy even if you want to buy it." Wei Yilin With a raised face, he introduced Wei Ruo with great pomp.
"You still know skin care cream at a young age?"
"What, don't underestimate me, okay? And I'm not young anymore, I'm nine years old this year! I'm not a child anymore!" Wei Yilin corrected solemnly.
"Yes, yes, you are not young." Wei Ruo's tone was obviously perfunctory.
"Come on, let's go in!"
Wei Yilin happily dragged Wei Ruo into the Moon Residence.
The store is very lively, the seats in the reception area are full, and the shop assistants are enthusiastically introducing the products in the store to the customers.
Wei Yilin was about to pull Wei Ruo over, but was stopped by a guy beside him.
"Let's wait for this young man and this lady. The store is full of customers today, and we can't receive any more customers. In order to ensure that every customer has a good experience, we temporarily do not accept customers other than our store members. "
"Member? What is a member?" Wei Yilin looked at the buddy blankly.
"Membership means that customers can become high-quality customers of our store by paying a certain fee, and then they can enjoy various benefits of our store, such as discounts for purchasing our products. For example, if there are new products launched, we will also Notify our members first."
The buddy explained the membership system to Wei Yilin in detail.
"Then tell me how much money I have to pay to become your member? I want to make one for my big sister!"
"Our members are divided into four levels: Supreme, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Bronze members are ten taels of silver a year, silver members are twenty taels of silver a year, gold members are fifty taels of silver a year, and supreme members need to be in our store. Just buy enough of it."
"So expensive?" Wei Yilin's eyes widened in disbelief.
The lowest bronze member needs ten taels of silver!
This is too expensive!
Wei Yilin immediately became embarrassed. He had a total of ten taels of silver on him, which he usually saved.
Just as Wei Ruo was about to speak, he heard Bai's voice behind him.
"What a coincidence, I didn't expect that Ruo'er and Yilin also came here to wait for Yueju. If I knew this, I should have gone out together just now."
Is it really a coincidence? Just now before Wei Yilin left, he said that he would take Wei Ruo to Daiyueju to buy rouge powder, Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan heard it.
Chapter 452
At this moment, Wei Ruo and the others had just arrived, and she came behind them. It was obvious that they intended to meet them at the Moon Residence.
Wei Qingwan followed behind Bai Shi, with a smile on her face, her appearance was gentle, and she greeted Wei Ruo softly: "Sister, we meet again."
After speaking, Wei Qingwan's eyes fell on Wei Yilin's body, and there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.
In the past, Wei Yilin only treated her like this, but now Wei Yilin is so obviously partial to Wei Qingruo, she feels unwilling.
So just after they left, when the second aunt asked her if she would also go together, she agreed without thinking.
Wei Yilin pursed his lips and glared at Wei Qingwan angrily.
Wei Qingwan asked: "Didn't my younger brother want to buy a gift for my sister? What did you buy?"
Wei Yilin didn't speak.
Bai asked with a smile: "Yilin, don't you bring enough money? Why don't the second aunt lend you some?"
Speaking of borrowing money, Wei Yilin became even more angry: "I don't want to borrow money from you! I have money myself!"
It is the fact that Sister Wanwan borrowed money from her second aunt that made his mother sad until now!
Mother said that the second aunt probably had no good intentions in borrowing money!
"Yilin, don't harbor ill will towards Second Aunt, Second Aunt really wants to help you and your sister." Bai explained.
"I won't tell you!" Wei Yilin said sullenly.
"Okay, okay, calm down first." Bai said with a smile on her face, then turned her head and said to Wei Qingwan: "Wanwan, I heard that the skin care cream in this Yueyueju is very good, and the second aunt bought some as a gift. You two sisters."
"Thank you, Second Aunt." Wei Qingwan replied.
"I don't need it." Wei Ruo said indifferently.
"That's right, niece Ruo'er has a large amount of money that was rewarded before, but she doesn't like the little money that Second Aunt and I have." Bai said.
Immediately afterwards, Bai took out a small copper sign from his arms, and handed it to the guy who stopped Wei Yilin and Wei Ruo just now.
The brand is small, made of brass, with hibiscus flower pattern and number printed on it, the number of this piece in Bai's hand is fifty-nine.
The clerk took a look at Bai's brand, and then picked up a notebook on the counter to check it out.
"It's Mrs. Wei, our honorable gold member, please come inside." The clerk made an invitation gesture to Mrs. Bai.
Seeing this, Wei Yilin showed a surprised expression.
The corners of Bai's mouth raised slightly.
This membership was done when she came with several wives from aristocratic families last time. At that time, all the wives did it, and she was left to watch. She gritted her teeth and did it for the sake of face.
At that time, I was very distressed about the silver. I have never heard of this trick before, whether I am a member or not.
She didn't understand why a shop that made rouge and gouache still had so many fancy things, but it seemed that those ladies liked this kind of thing very much, thinking that it would better show their status.
But thinking about it afterwards is also useful. For example, now, she can appreciate the envious eyes of Wei Qingruo and Wei Yilin.
Then Bai turned to Wei Ruo and said, "Since Ruoer doesn't like the second aunt, then the second aunt won't take Ruoer in."
After speaking, Bai led Wei Qingwan to the reception area with her head held high.
Wei Yilin stamped his feet depressedly upon seeing this.
"Big sister, I'm sorry." Wei Yilin apologized to Wei Ruo.
"what?"
"I was the one who wanted to bring you here to buy rouge gouache. I didn't expect that I couldn't buy rouge gouache, and I actually hurt you..." Wei Yilin lowered his head depressedly as he said.
Wei Ruo took his time and took out a similar brand from his pocket and handed it to the guy.
It is also made of brass, but the pattern engraved on it is different. Wei Ruo's piece is printed with peony flowers, and the number on hers is "one".
The man froze for a moment, then asked, "But Miss Wei?"
"It's me." Wei Ruo said.
"It turns out to be a distinguished customer, please come inside. We will have a special clerk explain the products in our shop to Ms. Wei in a while, please wait a moment." The clerk said quickly.
Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan just walked in, when they heard the conversation between the buddy and Wei Ruo, they turned back immediately.
Both of them had expressions of surprise and doubt on their faces.
Master Bai walked back and asked the buddy puzzledly: "What's going on? She's also a member?"
The clerk explained: "Yes, she is the only VIP member in our store so far."
Hearing the word Supreme Member, the smile on Bai's face froze immediately.
Supreme member, I don't know how much money it takes to get it.
When she came out with the wives that day, one of them wanted to be the supreme member, but the clerk in the store said that the supreme member needs to purchase a certain amount of products to get it. member's.
And Wei Qingruo actually set up this supreme member!
Bai looked at Wei Ruo with an unbelievable and sour look: "It's the second aunt who underestimated Ruo'er. I didn't expect Ruo'er to be so arrogant."
She knew that Wei Qingruo had some money on her body after receiving the reward, but she didn't know that she was so willing to spend the money on this kind of thing!
Speaking of which, Mrs. Bai turned her head and said to Wei Qingwan: "Wanwan, don't you know that the membership of the Yueyue House costs a lot of money, the second aunt's one cost fifty taels of silver, and your sister's I don't know how much money it will cost for this one, but it's more than Second Aunt's."
Wei Qingwan pursed her lips, her eyes were cold.
"Second Aunt, let's go. Since my sister also has members, don't bother us."
Then Wei Qingwan took the initiative to take Bai Shi's hand and take Bai Shi away.
Wei Ruo watched them walk away with a smile, while Wei Yilin looked at Wei Ruo in disbelief.
"Big sister, why do you have something called 'member' in this shop?" Wei Yilin asked.
"I won't tell you." Wei Ruo said.
"Why?"
"I don't seem to have that close relationship with you, does it?" Wei Ruo said.
"What, we have shared troubles together so many times!" Wei Yilin muttered.
"I don't think that counts as our shared suffering."
"Then you promised to come out shopping with me today..."
"I wanted to go out, and you just gave me an excuse."
"What..." Wei Yilin lowered his head, feeling even more depressed.
Wei Ruo ignored him and walked to the reception area. Just as a table of guests left, Wei Ruo was invited to sit down.
Then the guys in the store began to enthusiastically introduce the products in the store to her.
After being depressed for a while, Wei Yilin chose to follow Wei Ruo.
Finding a gap, Wei Yilin asked Wei Ruo: "Are you still angry with me about the past?"
"What do you think?" Wei Ruo asked back.
Chapter 453 Please Big Sister
Wei Yilin muttered: "How long ago did that happen, and I was still young at that time."
"It doesn't seem like a long time. If you are nine years old, seven years old shouldn't be too young."
"No, no, nine years old is still a child. I am still young now, and I was even younger when I was seven years old. You have a lot of adults, so don't worry about me as a child!" Wei Yilin changed without hesitation. mouthed.
"That can't be done. I've always been the most stingy person. I can remember everything from an 80-year-old man to an eight-month-old child, and I can remember it for a long time." Wei Ruo said.
"Then why don't you beat me up to calm down." Wei Yilin suggested.
"I don't hit, it hurts."
"Then you use a whip, and your hands won't hurt when you beat someone with a whip."
Wei Ruo couldn't help laughing: "Are you really not afraid of being beaten?"
"I'm a manly man...ah no, I'm a boy and I'm not afraid of being beaten, the more I hit, the tougher I get."
"Thank you for being able to say that." Wei Ruo said.
At this time, the shop assistant brought a beautiful brocade box over.
"Miss Wei, this is an arrival gift we prepared for our members." The clerk introduced.
Wei Ruo opened the brocade box, and found a beautifully crafted handkerchief, a sample of perfume, and a packet of spices inside.
Wei Ruo looked at the things in the brocade box without speaking for a long while, and the clerk next to him continued to say: "Miss Wei, don't worry, even if you don't buy anything today, these gifts will still be given to you, because you are an honorable member of our store." member."
"Well, very good." Wei Ruo closed the brocade box, and then asked the clerk about the products being sold in the store.
Starting from skin care cream, Wei Ruo asked the clerk to introduce them one by one.
The clerks began to explain one by one according to their clerk manual, and gave a comprehensive introduction and explanation from multiple angles such as product materials, craftsmanship, effects, and usage methods.
Wei Ruo nodded: "Then give me two copies of each item today, and pack them into two gift boxes."
"Okay, please wait a moment, Miss Wei, and I will pack it for you."
The clerk was quick and quick, and packed two gift boxes according to Wei Ruo's request. Each gift box contained a skin care cream, whitening cream, peach rouge, and blue wind chime perfume.
"Miss Wei, a box of skin care cream is one tael of silver, whitening cream is a box of two taels of silver, peach blossom rouge is a box of five hundred Wen, blue wind chime perfume is a bottle of one tael of silver, a set of four and a half taels of silver, two The group has a total of nine taels of silver, because you are a supreme member, there is a discount, and you only need to pay six taels of silver plus three hundred Wen."
Hearing this, Wei Yilin quickly took out the ten taels of silver he had prepared: "I'll pay for it!"
The buddy didn't reach out to pick it up, but looked at Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo said: "It will be recorded in my account."
"Good Miss Wei."
Wei Yilin froze in place with his outstretched hand, looked at Wei Ruo and said, "Didn't you agree that I'll buy it for you to add makeup?"
"You said so, but I didn't agree."
"Why didn't you agree? You still asked me what I planned to buy for you. When I said I was buying rouge powder, you asked me how I knew about these, how I knew this store was good, and how I knew about skin care cream. ."
"Yes, I asked you, but I didn't ask you to buy it for me."
"You are cheating!"
"Is there any? Then take it as my shame." Wei Ruo had a sly smile on his lips.
"How could you do this..." Wei Yilin suddenly became bitter.
Before Wei Yilin finished speaking, Wei Ruo got up and left with her two gift boxes.
The clerk in the store sent Wei Ruo to the door of the store, and watched Wei Ruo go all the way.
Wei Yilin chased Wei Ruo, and kept talking while walking:
"Then let's buy something else, I'll pay for it!"
"How about I help you carry these two boxes!"
"Let me help you with something else!"
"Big sister... don't go away..."
"big sister…"
Wei Ruo walked in front, and Wei Yilin chased after him, talking non-stop, wishing to help Wei Ruo do everything.
Wei Ruo got into the carriage and began to take a nap against the cushion. Wei Yilin continued to whisper in her ear, but Wei Ruoquan pretended not to hear.
After returning to Uncle Zhongyi's mansion, Wei Ruo returned to Changchun Garden where she lives now.
Wei Yilin couldn't follow up, so he had to go back to the residence alone.
Later, Yun called Wei Ruo and Wei Yilin over.
Wei Yichen will not return home for three days after the test, Yun can't help feeling a little uneasy.
Although he knew that his son would not have any problems in the Tribute Courtyard, he still had to be worried and nervous after all.
And recently heard bad news from the coastal area, and the Jurchen tribe in the north is also about to move, which made Yun couldn't help but worry about her husband again.
In the past, when this happened, the Yun family would always let Wei Qingwan be by her side, but now she is better off not seeing Wei Qingwan, but even more confused when she sees her.
When Wei Ruo came to Anxin Pavilion and saw Yun, he didn't take the initiative to say anything, but just sat quietly by the side.
Taking the tea brought by the maid Cuiping, she took two sips leisurely.
Mr. Yun is asking about the recent situation of Wei Yilin who arrived first: "Are you still used to learning from the master in the capital?"
"The master in Beijing is stronger than the master in Taizhou, but his temper is also worse. My son prefers the master in Taizhou."
"Don't speak nonsense, the master's strictness is for your own good, you should study hard, and don't feel dissatisfied because of the master's strictness."
"That's natural, mother, don't worry, I know good and bad, my son just said that he prefers the master in Taizhou Prefecture, he didn't say that he won't learn from the current master."
"That's good." Yun felt very comforted and nodded.
Immediately afterwards, Yun's eyes fell on Wei Ruo who was sipping tea with a calm expression on his face, and he took the initiative to ask about Wei Ruo's recent preparations for marriage.
"How is Ruo'er's preparations going, is there anything I can do for my mother?"
"Most things are done by the nanny sent by the palace, and I don't have many things." Wei Ruo replied, with a clear and cold face, and the same clear and cold voice, as if there was a gap between him and Yun. Layer yarn.
It may be that people in the palace also felt that the marriage between Wei Ruo and the Ninth Prince was too tense, so after the betrothal gift was sent that day, they sent a maid to help Wei Ruo prepare for the wedding.
So Wei Ruo's wedding dress, phoenix coronet, embroidered shoes, mandarin duck pillow, acacia quilt, red hijab, etc. are all made by people sent by the palace.
"That's good. There are a lot of things in the mansion recently, and there are things that mother can't take care of. If you need to help mother with something, you can take the initiative to tell mother." Yun said again.
"Yeah." Wei Ruo agreed, but didn't take it to heart.
Seeing Wei Ruo's alienated appearance, Yun's heart felt uncomfortable for a while.
Chapter 454 Wei Yichen high school reunion
She thought that her adopted daughter who was one-hearted with her now made her feel strange and difficult to understand, while her biological daughter, who had always been at odds with her, was indifferent to her. As if she was a failed mother.
Yunshi wanted to tell Wei Ruo something about her preparations for marriage, but the words were on the verge of her mouth, and because of Wei Ruoqing's cold and indifferent face, she couldn't say it.
Wei Yilin ran to Wei Ruo's side and continued the unfinished topic in the morning.
"Big sister, I have saved more money, this time I will buy you more valuable things! I will buy you jewelry and nice clothes, okay?"
"Where can you get more silver?"
"Then you don't have to worry about it, anyway, tell me what you want, and I'll buy it for you!"
Wei Yilin intends to sell some of his private possessions of valuables. Although he doesn't know how much those things are worth, he is willing to exchange them all to add makeup to his eldest sister.
"I don't lack anything, and the dowry is complete." Wei Ruo said.
"If you don't lack anything, it's yours. I want to buy it for you!"
Wei Yilin's intention to curry favor with Wei Ruo is obvious, and he almost carved the word "pleasing" on his forehead.
Yun said: "It's rare that your younger brother has such a heart for you, so you can let him buy something for you."
Wei Ruo didn't answer, but changed the subject: "What's the news about my father recently?"
In Yun's place, the only topic Wei Ruo is interested in is the news about Wei Mingting.
Yun replied: "Yesterday I just received a letter from your father, telling me about the recent situation. Your father rarely mentioned things in the military camp to me. This time it is rare to mention some."
Yun continued: "That's exactly why I am more worried about your father. Everyone in the capital said that if the Japanese pirates can't be settled this time, they will blame the anti-Japanese army."
Wei Ruo couldn't help but frown. The anti-Japanese army lacked enough food and grass, so they could only defend but not attack, and had been in a passive state.
It is not easy to repel the Japanese pirates most of the time, and it is too difficult for them to ask them to beat the Japanese pirates until they can no longer attack.
"Can the imperial court send additional troops?" Wei Ruo asked.
"I haven't heard of it, and there is no movement on the grain and grass. It is probably because the grain income in various places is not very good. I want to let the Taizhou government solve it by itself." Yun said with a sad face.
Wei Ruo fell into deep thought. Even though Taizhou Prefecture had a good harvest last year, it is still difficult to completely rely on Taizhou Prefecture for self-sufficiency.
If the imperial court really does not send more troops and food, then the anti-Japanese army may not be able to sustain itself without waiting for the imperial court to inquire about the crime.
Hearing this, Wei Yilin couldn't help it: "How can this be? Daddy and the others are fighting so hard, why don't they arrange food and grass?"
Yun sighed: "On the one hand, in the past two years, there has been a shortage of food in various places, and the imperial granary is not rich; Come on, Jurchens."
If Wei understands this truth, Japanese pirates are a group of robbers. Although burning, killing and looting is hateful, it does not threaten the rule of the court.
Northern Jurchens are different. They can go south and dominate the Central Plains.
So the imperial court paid more attention to the Jurchens in the north than the Japanese pirates.
Wei Yilin didn't understand this, he said angrily: "Then we can't ignore the life and death of our father and the others. Those people in the capital are so extravagant and lustful, so why can't they save some for the soldiers who defend their home and country?"
"Yilin, you are still young, many things are very complicated, mother will not be able to explain to you for a while." Yun said.
Wei Yilin looked at Yun, then at Wei Ruo, and murmured, "No matter how small I am, I can understand that I can't chill the hearts of the soldiers."
Wei Ruodao: "You are right, but unfortunately some people don't understand."
Wei Ruo stayed with Yunshi for more than half an hour, and only when talking about the situation at Wei Mingting's side, Wei Ruo showed some interest. When Yunshi mentioned other things, she would respond one after another. talk.
Mr. Yun felt uncomfortable, but didn't know what to say.
In the end, there was really nothing to talk about, so Wei Ruo was let go.
After Wei Ruo left, Yun felt a little headache and subconsciously rubbed his temples.
Wei Yilin pursed his lips, and frowned tightly, not knowing whether he was worried about Wei Ruo's unwillingness to forgive him or about the anti-Japanese army.
Three days later, Wei Yichen finished the examination and returned to the Zhongyibo Mansion.
Yun arranged for him to go back to his residence to have a good rest, and then go to Shou'an Hall to pay his respects to the elders when he recovered.
Later, Mrs. Wei asked Wei Yichen many times about the exam situation.
Seeing Wei Yichen's appearance, the old man Wei's heart was half cold, but he still prayed that his grandson could be a Jinshi, even if it was the last one.
Another half month passed, and it was time to release the rankings.
The whole family went out early to watch the announcement, only Wei Ruo stayed in Changchun Garden and didn't join in the fun.
In the house, Xiumei grinds, Wei Ruo checks the account books and writes letters.
"Miss, do you think Eldest Young Master can be admitted to Gongshi?" Xiumei was still a little curious about the result.
"His words should pass the exam." Wei Ruo said.
I have read the original book, and it is set in the original book that Wei Yichen is a very talented person. Although his temperament changed a lot after he was taken away that time, there should not be a big change in his talent and learning.
"What about Mr. Xu and Mr. Zhao? Mr. Xu should have a better chance. He is Jie Yuan from Jiangsu-Zhejiang Road."
"I don't know him very well. According to Zhao Xun, it is not easy to be admitted to Juren. This time, it will be good if he can pass the exam safely."
Wei Ruo didn't care much about whether these people could pass the exam, and whether they were good or not had little to do with her.
Wei Ruo and Xiumei were busy in the house for a while, when they suddenly heard the sound of firecrackers and drums outside.
Xiumei hurried outside to check the situation, and came back quickly after a while.
"Miss, I won, the young master really won!"
"Well, as expected."
"No, miss, it's not an ordinary winner, the one who wins the young master is the first member!"
"First place?" Wei Ruo asked.
"Yes! It was shouting outside, I listened carefully, it is indeed the number one member!"
Xiumei was a little excited. Although this matter might not have much to do with her young lady, it was the first time she encountered such a thing, so she couldn't help becoming excited.
Wei Ruo couldn't help being a little surprised, he didn't expect Wei Yichen in this life to be able to do so well in the exam!
She thought he could win, but she didn't expect that he won the first place.
In the provincial examination, he failed to pass Jieyuan, but unexpectedly, he won the first place in the general examination.
"Miss, it's very lively outside, should we go and have a look?"
Chapter 455 I haven't had a chance to congratulate my elder brother yet
"No, I won't join in the fun."
Wei Ruo used his toes to think and knew what kind of lively situation it would be outside.
At this moment, everyone must be congratulating Wei Yichen, so she still didn't go.
After thinking for a while, Wei Ruo said again: "Meimei, you can go outside to inquire again to see if Zhao Hai's younger brother has passed the exam."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Xiumei went out after receiving Wei Ruo's order, and brought back good news half an hour later.
"The second son of the Zhao family also won, but the ranking is very low, second to last." Xiumei said.
"It doesn't matter his physical condition if he wins, it's not easy to take the test smoothly, and it's a great joy to be on the list." Wei Ruo said.
Zhao Xun's high school was beyond Wei Ruo's expectation. Not only did the sick person recover his life, but he was able to achieve such accomplishments after recovering from a serious illness, which is really rare.
"In addition, Mr. Xu's family also won, and the ranking is quite high. I counted and ranked 20th." Xiumei added.
"Well. The final result has to wait until the palace test is over, let's see." Wei Ruo said.
After the palace examination, there will be some changes in the final ranking. In the end, the top three will be the champion, the second place, and the third flower, which are called "Jinshi Jidi";
Those who pass the Jinshi examination will be granted official positions at the first level, while the second and third levels will take the Imperial Academy examination and study for three years before being awarded official positions.
Besides Wei Ruo, there is another person in the mansion who, like Wei Ruo, did not go to the front yard to congratulate Wei Yichen.
It's not that Wei Qingwan didn't want to go, but she didn't dare to go.
Wei Yichen high school Huiyuan, no accident, his ranking after the palace examination will not be bad.
Even if they are not No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, they should be able to enter the second class, and they can make a difference in the future.
And the brighter Wei Yichen's future looks, the more worried Wei Qingwan is.
She sat in front of the dressing table, looking at herself in the bronze mirror, with sadness and loneliness in her eyes.
"Miss, don't worry, the matter has passed for so long, the young master may have calmed down." Cui He comforted.
Wei Qingwan's voice was low: "How do you know that he has let go... I'm afraid that not only did he not let go, but he also harbors resentment towards me..."
"Miss, don't say such frustrating words. After all, you and the eldest young master have had a relationship for more than ten years. This relationship can't be gone if you don't have it."
"He is not my real brother after all, and he will not tolerate me like before." Wei Qingwan said.
"But miss, the people outside don't know that the young master and you are not direct siblings. As long as the young master doesn't do anything wrong, the young master will be your reliance and reliance, and you will have a smoother time in Prince Yu's mansion in the future." Cui Cui He reminded cautiously.
After a woman gets married, the power and status of her mother's family is very important. If her mother's family is strong, her husband's family will naturally think highly of her.
"How can I not know? You don't have to say any more, I have my own idea."
Wei Qingwan was very bored at the moment, whether it was the words of the maid Cui He, or the sound of firecrackers and drums outside, all disturbed her.
The first day of April.
The emperor issued a decree to confer the title of Prince Rui to the Ninth Prince, and bestowed the residence at the end of Zhuque Street, which is very close to the imperial city, making it convenient to enter and leave the imperial city.
The canonization ceremony was even more grand than the sixth and seventh princes who were just canonized last year, which once again proved that the emperor's love for the ninth prince Chu Yi is extraordinary.
It's a pity that his body is weak and has been declared by the imperial doctor to have a long life, so he can't participate in the fight for the crown prince, and can't shake the status of other princes. No matter how great the emperor's love for him is, it will only last for a while, and it won't last long.
Palace examination on April 11th.
Wei Yichen was handpicked by the emperor as the number one scholar; Xu Fengyuan entered the second class and was "born as a Jinshi";
Although everyone knew that Wei Yichen's grades were not much worse when he was in high school.
But when it was announced that Wei Yichen became the champion of the new division, the Wei family was still very excited, and the old man Wei was so happy that he almost fainted on the spot.
In the next few days, the mansion was bustling with people, and many people who hadn't been around Zhongyibo's mansion for many years also came to the mansion to express their congratulations.
Even going out with the people in the mansion also has face.
It is much easier for Wei Mingyong to go out and negotiate business with people, and the treatment is almost completely different.
Bai Shi was invited by many wives of Quanhao to participate in various banquets and gatherings.
A few days ago, because two girls in the mansion were about to marry into the royal family, the Bai family began to deal with the wives of various aristocratic families.
But at that time, those rich and powerful wives always looked down on their Zhongyi uncle's mansion.
Now Bai Shi is completely elated. There is a nephew who is the number one scholar, and Bai Shi feels that his waist is straight and straight.
On the contrary, Mo Shi, who is the wife of the eldest son of Zhongyi Bofu, and Yun Shi, Wei Yichen's mother-in-law, behaved relatively low-key at this time.
Mo's temperament is calm, and she has always acted in a low-key manner. In the past, she was like this when Zhongyi Bofu was not popular in the capital, and it is no different now that she is the new favorite.
Yun's family is worried that acting high-profile on this matter will cause trouble. She knows that although the Zhongyi House has risen, its foundation is still unstable, so don't get complacent.
After waiting for half a month, the climax gradually faded away, and Wei Yichen also got a little leisure.
Wei Yichen just came back from outside, passed the garden, and was about to walk to his residence.
"Brother."
Hearing the sound, Wei Yichen stopped.
Seeing Wei Yichen waiting for her, Wei Qingwan felt slightly happy, and then walked forward quickly.
"Big Brother, Big Brother is in high school, my sister hasn't had a chance to congratulate Big Brother yet." Saying that, Wei Qingwan handed the food box in front of Wei Yichen.
Wei Yichen didn't reach out, Wei Qingwan opened the food box and said, "Brother, I picked the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers used in these osmanthus cakes during your country test last autumn. In the past, my elder brother liked this cake made by my sister the most. I don't know if my elder brother would like it." I would like to try my sister's craft again..."
Wei Qingwan's voice was soft, and after speaking, she lowered her head, then slowly raised it up, looking at Wei Yichen with eyes full of anticipation and caution.
Wei Qingwan felt uneasy in her heart. What she brought to Wei Yichen was not only sweet-scented osmanthus cake, but also the good memories of the two people related to it.
Brother used to love himself so much, and also loved the cakes she made with his own hands. When she gave him the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, he praised her endlessly.
He also said that if he is a high school in the future, if she wants her to reward him with the sweet-scented osmanthus cake she made herself, it must be made of osmanthus flavored osmanthus honey she picked.
Now that she has done what she promised him, I wonder if she can arouse some of his brother-sister friendship towards her.
Chapter 456 The wedding day
Under Wei Qingwan's eagerly expecting eyes, Wei Yichen stretched out his hand.
Seeing his hand grabbing the handle of the food box, Wei Qingwan was overjoyed.
But the scene that followed made Wei Qingwan's expression stiffen instantly.
Wei Yichen directly threw the food box into the pool next to it.
With a "plop", with the splash of water, the food box sank into the water together with the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
Wei Qingwan looked into the pool with a pale face, and then Wei Yichen's cold voice sounded in her ears.
"You should be thankful that you have a marriage contract bestowed by the emperor."
After Wei Yichen finished speaking, he ignored Wei Qingwan who was astonished, and left quickly.
Not far ahead, Wei Ruo just witnessed this scene.
She didn't follow anyone intentionally, it was just a coincidence that she ran into her.
Wei Yichen stopped when he passed by Wei Ruo, and looked down at Wei Ruo.
Looking at each other, neither of them spoke.
After a moment of silence, Wei Yichen continued to walk away.
From Wei Yichen's high school reunion to the present, Wei Ruo never once took the initiative to look for Wei Yichen, nor did he take the initiative to congratulate him.
Wei Ruo didn't say that when we met this time.
After Wei Yichen left, Wei Ruo found that Wei Qingwan was staring at him with sharp eyes, as if a sharp blade was about to pierce her body.
Wei Ruo smiled lightly and walked past Wei Qingwan calmly.
Wei Qingwan clenched her fists tightly, and her nails made red marks on the palm of her hand.
Time flashed to May.
Bo Zhongyi's mansion is still very busy, because Wei Ruo's wedding is approaching, and even Wei Mingting, who should be busy with the war, is allowed to return to Beijing to send his daughter to marry.
At this time, Xu Fengyuan visited Zhongyibo Mansion again, and Wei Yichen received him in his study.
"Brother Yichen, tell me the truth, did you have any reservations during the provincial examination?" Xu Fengyuan asked.
"I was not capable at the time." Wei Yichen replied.
"Now that you are the champion in high school, why do you need to hide these things?" Xu Fengyuan didn't believe Wei Yichen's gift.
"Brother Xu didn't come to see me today to ask me this question."
Wei Yichen avoided this question.
Xu Fengyuan smiled helplessly, and then said: "Actually, I don't know why I came to look for you today. It seems that there is nothing wrong, but I always feel that I should come here."
When Xu Fengyuan said this, he turned his head and looked at the window next to him, and looked out through the window, wondering what he was looking at.
"Brother Xu, some delusional thoughts should be let go." Wei Yichen said expressionlessly.
"I still can't hide it from you. I haven't forgotten what you said before the exam, and I know that I can't do anything now, but after all, there are still some things I can't let go of, so I came to you by a ghost."
Wei Yichen got up and took a jug of wine from the bookshelf, and handed it to Xu Fengyuan.
Looking at the wine that Wei Yichen handed over, Xu Fengyuan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "Why did you prepare wine in the study?"
"For you."
"Huh? You already guessed that I would come?"
Wei Yichen didn't answer, but took out the wine glass, poured wine for Xu Fengyuan, and handed it to him.
Looking at the wine glass, Xu Fengyuan smiled wryly again, then took it and drank it down.
The strong wine was hot in the throat, and the bitter smile on Xu Fengyuan's face became more intense after drinking.
"Brother Yichen, I'm very curious about what you went through when you suffered that time. I always wanted to ask, but I was afraid of poking your sore spot."
Everyone could feel the changes in Wei Yichen before and after that time, but as classmates and friends, everyone had a tacit understanding and didn't ask for details.
Xu Fengyuan didn't say this until today.
"After experiencing life and death, I knew that I used to be too pampered and thought things too simply, and I couldn't prevent them from happening. I also knew that my ability was limited. Even if I hated, I had to endure it."
Wei Yichen looked calm when he spoke.
Xu Fengyuan didn't feel calm when he heard it: "You have suffered."
"It's not necessarily a bad thing, a fall into a trap will make you wiser."
Speaking, Wei Yichen filled Xu Fengyuan's wine glass again: "Life is unsatisfactory nine out of ten, so brother Xu needs to let go of things that should be let go."
Brother Xu smiled wryly and shook his head, then drank the wine in the glass again.
"Since that's the case, let brother Yichen get drunk with me today!" Xu Fengyuan said.
"Okay." Wei Yichen agreed.
Then Xu Fengyuan got drunk in Wei Yichen's study, and his footsteps were unsteady when he left. His two attendants helped him out the door.
Before he left, he left a brocade box and asked Wei Yichen to pass it to Wei Ruo.
It contained the wedding gift he gave her.
Because he was a man, it was inconvenient for him to give her the gift himself, so Wei Yichen gave it to her.
The eighth day of May.
The day finally came.
The Zhongyibo Mansion, which had been quiet for a few days, became lively again.
The red light is hung high, and the whips and gongs are sounded.
The door is full of guests, and the house is full of high friends.
In Changchun Garden.
Wei Ruo put on the wedding dress under the service of the nanny sent by the palace.
The phoenix crown made of pure gold is exquisitely crafted and so ingenious that it can't be seen that it was made in a hurry.
There are several large round pearls inlaid on the top, the largest one in the center is about the size of bayberry, which is very rare.
Wei Ruo's wedding dress was made of Shu brocade tribute from Shu and embroidered with gold silk. It was made by eleven embroiderers working day and night.
The phoenix pattern on it is lifelike, as if it is about to fly out of the clothes at any time and soar above the clouds.
The necklaces, bracelets, and rings worn on the body are all made of gold and the best Hetian jade with transparent texture. Each piece is very heavy and exquisitely crafted.
These are not Wei Ruo's own jewelry, but sent to Wei Ruo by the palace.
It's not that Wei Ruo doesn't have good jewelry, but she doesn't really want to get married, so naturally she won't spend time, energy and money preparing her wedding outfit.
What she didn't expect was that the palace had prepared all these for her, and everything was prepared extremely carefully.
Judging from these details, the palace attaches great importance to this marriage between her and His Highness Prince Rui.
After Wei Ruo finished dressing, Mrs. Yun walked in.
After entering the door, Yun looked at her gorgeously dressed daughter who was as delicate and beautiful as a peony in the first bloom. Yun didn't know how to say the words she had prepared in advance.
Yun Shi looked at Wei Ruo, and for some reason, some crystal clear tears rolled in his eyes.
After a long while, he slowly said: "Ruo'er looks really good today."
Wei Ruo's face was flat, and he turned around and asked the nurse next to him, "When are you leaving?"
Nurse Jin standing on the side looked embarrassed: "Miss, it's still early, you still have some time, talk to Madam."
Wei Ruo turned to look at Yun Shi, and then looked at himself in the mirror.
Mr. Yun stepped forward and reached out to pick up the comb in the hand of the mother: "Mother, let me comb your hair again."
Chapter 457 Farewell to parents
The wooden comb in Yun's hand gently brushed Wei Ruo's long hair that was not tied into a bun.
Wei Ruo didn't stop, just watched quietly.
Combing and combing, Yun stopped, staring blankly at Wei Ruo's face reflected in the mirror...
After a while, the Yun family said to Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, you will be a wife after today, you must be careful in everything from now on, especially if you are married to a royal family, you must be decent in your words and deeds, don't let your words go. "
"It is said that His Highness Prince Rui is not easy to get along with, so be careful and don't talk like you were at home. Talking aggressively with your parents at home is just a punishment, but it is not easy for His Highness Prince Rui. It won't be so easy."
Yun continued: "It's your blessing that you and Wanwan can marry into the royal family. No matter what happened in the past, you should still support and help each other in the future. Let those unpleasant things pass, and hope that your life will be smooth in the future. Some, we have to look forward."
Wei Ruo didn't answer, his face was calm.
Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Yun's words became more clear: "Ruo'er, you are aware of His Royal Highness Prince Rui's physical condition, and if King Yu ascends the throne in the future, you still need to rely on Wan Wan in some aspects. So there are some things you should think about for your own future."
Hearing that, Wei Ruo just curled his lips into a chuckle, and didn't argue with Yun.
At this time, Xie Ying came.
Seeing an outsider coming, Yun put down the comb in his hand, and suspended the instructions to Wei Ruo.
At this time, Cuiping came to remind Yun that it was time to go to the front yard, so Yun left first.
"Ruo Ruo!"
Xie Ying hurried in, holding a box in her hand.
Seeing Xie Ying, a smile appeared on Wei Ruo's face.
"Why are you here so late? Are you planning to marry me?" Wei Ruo teased.
"What's the matter! It's not because of this, I was almost late because of it!" Xie Ying said, looking at the things in her hand.
"What did you prepare for me mysteriously?"
"It's nothing, I just asked someone to find Zhi Lao Shan Ginseng, but it took some time to transport it, and it was only delivered today, so I almost missed it." Xie Ying muttered.
"Thank you."
"Why are you being polite to me, we don't need to thank you for our friendship." Xie Ying said heartily.
After Xie Ying handed the gift box to Xiumei, she came to Wei Ruo's side, looked at Wei Ruo's makeup, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "You are so beautiful! I wanted you to be my sister-in-law, but it's a pity that I Brother, he is not so lucky."
"Don't be joking, come here quickly, I have some things here for you to take."
Wei Ruo opened the drawer on the left, took out a heavy brocade bag and handed it to Xie Ying.
Xie Ying opened the brocade bag, which contained more than a dozen boxes of whitening creams that were in short supply in Daiyuejuli recently.
Xie Ying mentioned something when Wei Ruo and Xie Ying met last time, Wei Ruo remembered, and specially left some for her.
"Why are you thinking of giving me something when you get married?" Xie Ying said.
"Isn't it always hard to find a free time? You just came here today. You don't care if it's my wedding day. Maybe it will be harder to see you after I get married, or I will give it to you now Good." Wei Ruo said.
I don't know what kind of place that Prince Rui's Mansion is, if Prince Rui is really a violent person like the rumors, then she will most likely lose her freedom if she steps into it, even the life she has now is lost.
Hearing what Wei Ruo said, the smile on Xie Ying's face couldn't help but dissipated: "If you say that, I want to run away with you now!"
Wei Ruo let out a "poof" laugh: "Where can we escape, is there any king in the world, let alone escape from the capital, we can't even get out of the gate of Uncle Zhongyi's mansion."
Xie Ying flattened her mouth: "That's what I said, but I always feel that this matter is very boring."
Wei Ruo smiled and said, "There's nothing to be depressed about. Since you can't hide from it, you should face it boldly. You can't spend all day worrying about being sad and not doing anything else. Then my life will be in vain. gone."
"Okay. You have said that, what else can I say. I still wish you well, and hope that after you get married, you will be freer, happier and happier than you were in Zhongyibo Mansion!" Xie Ying said.
"Yes." Wei Ruo responded.
At this time, Nanny Jin said: "Miss, it's almost time, and this old slave will help you to the front yard to bid farewell to Master and Madam."
"knew."
Wei Ruo got up, and with the support of the nanny, went to the front yard.
In the main hall of the front yard, Wei Mingting and Yun Shi sat upright on the high hall.
Wei Mingting's expression is serious, his eyes are deep, with the solemnity and majesty of a soldier, he can't see the slightest joy of his daughter getting married.
Yun Shi looked at her husband's face, feeling slightly worried.
She knew that her husband was extremely dissatisfied with her daughter's marriage, but it was the eve of his marriage when he returned, and even if he was present when the imperial decree came down, he would be powerless to change anything.
Standing on the left side of the main hall are Wei Yichen, Wei Yilin and Wei Qingwan. The expressions of the three are different at the moment.
Wei Yichen's expression was serious and serious; Wei Yilin's mouth was flattened, and the word "reluctance" was clearly written on his face; Wei Qingwan lowered her head, pinching her two hands hanging in front of her body repeatedly.
Wei Ruo walked into the main hall with the support of Nanny Jin.
Coming to Wei Mingting and Yun Shi, Wei Ruo knelt down under the guidance of Jin Nanny, and thanked the two for their kindness in nurturing.
Wei Mingting looked at Wei Ruo who was kneeling on the ground, and tightened his calloused hands.
Then he got up from his seat and took two steps forward to help Wei Ruo, who was kneeling, up.
Wei Ruo raised his head and saw Wei Mingting's complex eyes, as if he had a lot to say to her.
But after a while, he just watched without saying a word.
The Yun family also came forward, put the bracelet prepared earlier on Wei Ruo's hand, then took Wei Ruo's right hand, and said to Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, remember what mother told you, be careful His Highness Wang's wife, be a good Princess Rui."
Wei Ruo didn't answer, then turned around and came to Wei Yichen.
Wei Yichen didn't say much, but said lightly: "Treasure."
Wei Ruo nodded and followed Wei Yilin.
Wei Yilin sucked his somewhat sore nose, and then said solemnly: "Sister, I wish you and His Royal Highness Prince Rui a prosperous life, harmonious singing, and an early birth to a precious son."
Wei Ruo nodded again, and then came to Wei Qingwan.
Wei Qingwan already had a gentle and amiable smile on her face: "Sister, my sister also wishes my sister and His Highness Prince Rui a happy marriage for a hundred years and grow old together."
Knowing that Prince Rui is not in good health, Wei Qingwan still chooses such words to say, it seems to be intentionally reminding Wei Ruo of something.
Chapter 458 Sending to the Bridal Chamber
Wei Ruo's reaction was flat, with no trace of anger, nor the sad and angry expression that Wei Qingwan expected to see.
Curling the corners of his mouth, Wei Ruo replied, "Thank you for your blessing, but it's a pity that I can't congratulate you like this when you get married."
Wei Qingwan is not the main wife, the one who wants to grow old with Yu Wang is Yu Wang Zhengfei, and it is not her turn.
"That's not certain, what will happen in the future is uncertain." Wei Qingwan said.
"I'll tell you the same thing again, I'm not sure what will happen in the future." Wei Ruo said.
"Then I'll just wait and see how my sister will look happy in the future." Wei Qingwan said.
Both of them had smiles on their faces and talked with each other. At first glance, it sounds like sisters love each other deeply, but the actual words and sentences are full of gunpowder.
It was almost time, Yun took the hijab from the tray held by Cuiping beside him, and put it on Wei Ruo's head.
The moment the hijab fell off, Yun couldn't help but feel some sense of loss: her biological daughter will belong to someone else's family from now on.
Wei Yilin sucked his sour nose, and muttered again: "Big sister..."
Then Wei Ruo, surrounded by everyone, walked out of the main hall and walked through the atrium, supported by Xiumei and Zhang Nai.
Red cloth was spread in the middle of the atrium, and the Wei family members and guests who came to congratulate stood on both sides.
There was a smile on Bai's face, but there was sarcasm in his eyes.
Mo's expression was indifferent, with a little regret in his eyes.
The faces of Wei Ruo's cousins were filled with joy. They had no relationship with Wei Ruo, and only thought that it was a good thing for Wei Ruo to marry into the palace, and it would bring honor to their Wei family.
Among them, Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng, who had a feud with Wei Ruo, were not in a good mood, but they had to put on a very happy look in front of the guests.
Xu Fengyuan was among the guests, he didn't drink today, and hid in the crowd to watch Wei Ruo go out.
Lu Yuhong also came and stood beside Xu Fengyuan.
No matter what Wei Ruo said, he was a kind person to him. She couldn't do anything other than marrying him, but after all, he wanted to come here and send her to marry him.
Xie Jue and Xie Ying didn't have much joy on their faces. They both stared at Wei Ruo and watched her walk towards the gate.
Outside the door, the welcoming team from Prince Rui's Mansion has arrived.
Wei Ruo was wearing a red hijab, so he couldn't see the appearance of His Highness Prince Rui who came to greet his relatives, and could only look down at the road under his feet.
With the support of Nanny Zhang and Xiumei, Wei Ruo got on the sedan chair.
The dowry maid Wei Ruo only wanted Xiumei, the dowry mother wanted Zhang Nanny, and the rest of the entourage Wei Ruo didn't want any, but the mansion still arranged a few, mainly for the face of Uncle Zhongyi's mansion.
Wei Ruo sat in the eight-carrier sedan chair, and after feeling that the sedan chair was moving smoothly, he lifted the hijab on his head.
The inside of the sedan chair is a festive bright red color, and there are soft cushions to sit on. There is a small table next to it, with some dried fruits on it.
The sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums, the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of the crowd came and went one after another outside.
Although Wei Ruo was very calm when he told Xie Ying just now, in fact, Wei Ruo was still a little nervous in his heart.
Whether she is going to marry someone or marry a stranger she has never met, even Wei Ruo has never experienced such a thing.
I don't know how to spend the wedding night. If this Prince Rui is seriously ill, he will be fine. I'm afraid that his health will be fine, and he will still want to perform Zhou Gong's ceremony with her on the wedding night.
Doing that kind of thing with a person who is very strange to her, if it is absolutely impossible for Wei Wei, she will not be able to pass the test in her heart.
So if His Highness Prince Rui really wanted to do something to her, she would definitely make Zhao'er hide. She had already thought about the method, used the drug to stun Prince Rui, making him unable to do anything.
Wei Ruo's drug is colorless and tasteless, as long as it is administered skillfully, most people will not be able to detect it. And Prince Rui himself had physical problems, I heard that he passed out in public several times before.
So as long as she prescribes the drug in a concealed manner, she should be able to fool the wedding night smoothly.
It's just that this drug can be used for a while but not for a lifetime, if Prince Rui can survive for a long time, she has to think of other ways.
Half an hour later, the welcoming team arrived at Prince Rui's Mansion.
After the sedan chair stopped, Wei Ruo heard footsteps approaching the sedan chair, so he put down his red hijab again.
The car curtain was raised, and Wei Ruo saw a big slender hand stretched out in front of him from below.
After hesitating for a moment, Wei Ruo passed his hand over.
Then Wei Ruo's hand was held by the opponent's. The opponent didn't use much strength, just enough to hold her hand to prevent her hand from slipping.
Being held by a stranger, Wei Ruo felt conflicted in his heart.
But in this situation, Wei Ruo also knows that he can't mess around.
The other party is the Marquis of Xuan Ping, and it is possible for her to act foolishly, but it is almost impossible for Prince Rui. The royal family cannot afford to lose this person, and will never let her go lightly.
Wei Ruo could only put his attention down on his feet first, and slowly followed the man's pace step by step.
I don't know if it's because the man is in poor health, and his walking speed is very slow.
Prince Rui's mansion is very big, Wei Ruo didn't know how long he walked before he came to the place where he and Prince Rui paid their respects.
Wei Ruo couldn't see the surroundings, only heard that there were many people, it should be very lively.
"One bow to heaven and earth—"
"Second worship to the high hall—"
"Husband and wife worship—"
Wei Ruo mechanically completed the worship ceremony.
Then Wei Ruo saw that hand stretched out in front of him again.
Wei Ruo had no choice but to put his hand up again, and was once again held in the palm of that big hand with a wide palm and slender fingers.
Wei Ruo followed the man's pace and left the main hall where he had just worshipped.
After leaving the main hall, the surrounding area became much quieter, and the footsteps of the two could be clearly heard.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Wei Ruo finally reached the bedroom.
Wei Ruo was taken to the bed and sat down, and then he heard the matchmaker whispering auspicious words in his ear, and then someone fiddled with something beside him.
After some busy work, these people all retreated from the room.
Finally, only she and Prince Rui were left in the bedroom.
The flames of the red candles in the bedroom danced, Wei Ruo looked down, and a pair of black boots appeared in front of her.
The man didn't move for a while, but stood in front of Wei Ruo, thinking about something.
Wei Ruo clenched his fists nervously.
In the sleeve, Wei Ruo's hand has already tightly grasped the drug bag of the drug, ready to spill it at any time.
Of course it's better not to be so direct, otherwise it will be difficult for the man to wake up the next day.
As long as the man doesn't mess around directly, she still plans to put the drug in the cup of wine and hide tonight without anyone noticing.
Wei Ruo was thinking, but saw the man move.
A scale rod extended under the hijab, picked up Wei Ruo's red hijab, and slowly lifted it...
Chapter 459 Prince Rui is actually you!
The moment the hijab was taken off, Wei Ruo's heart was raised high.
The uneasiness and tension reached their peak at this moment.
Wei Ruo raised her drugged right hand, but in the next second, the man's hand grabbed her wrist and stopped her.
At the same time, Wei Ruo saw the groom's face clearly.
At this moment, Wei Ruo felt as if he had been immobilized.
This face is all too familiar to her.
Her second brother, Wei, Jin, Yi!
He was dressed in a bright red wedding dress, as if he was the man who married her tonight.
Second brother is Prince Rui, and Prince Rui is second brother!
For a moment, countless thoughts flooded into her mind, and some things that had puzzled her before she could not understand were all understood at this moment.
Why would the Ninth Prince, who did not appear in the original book, appear in her life; why the second elder brother had been busy working from Taizhou to the capital mysteriously; and why he had to feign death to escape.
All these questions have answers.
Because the so-called Ninth Prince is either someone else or her second brother! Her appearance changed the fate of the Wei Mansion and his fate!
Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, and said softly, "I'm sorry."
Wei Ruo didn't know how to answer his words for a while.
Her mood at the moment is very complicated, with many emotions occupying her chest.
"Ruo'er..." Seeing that Wei Ruo didn't speak, Wei Jin also had a dignified expression, full of worry.
After being silent for a long time, Wei Ruo suddenly raised his hand again, and sprinkled the drug on Wei Jinyi's face with lightning speed.
Wei Jin also didn't know whether it was too late to hide or if he didn't hide on purpose, and he couldn't stop Wei Ruo.
The drug fell on Wei Jinyi's face, and he quickly lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi who was lying on the ground with a complicated expression and didn't move for a long time.
After a while, Wei Ruo went to the outside room and called Xiumei who was waiting outside the door: "Meimei!"
Xiumei was equally nervous tonight, she was ready to rush in to rescue Wei Ruo when she was guarding the door.
Hearing Wei Ruo calling her, Xiumei hurriedly opened the door and entered.
"Miss, miss, are you okay?"
"Close the door." Wei Ruo whispered.
Xiumei hurriedly closed the door behind her, then followed Wei Ruo around the screen and entered the inner room. After seeing the figure lying on the ground, she said to Wei Ruo:
"Is Prince Rui trying to cheat on you? Don't be afraid, I will take you out right now!"
Xiumei's attention was all on Wei Ruo, she only saw the man in red lying on the ground, but she didn't pay attention to the groom's appearance.
Xiumei knew Wei Ruo's plan, and Wei Ruo would not have stunned the groom on the wedding night unless it was a last resort, but now that the groom just fell to the ground, it was probably the worst possible situation.
"We don't need to run away." Wei Ruo sat on the bed.
"Don't you need to run away? Then Prince Rui..."
"Take a good look at his face." Wei Ruo said.
Xiumei then lowered her head and took a closer look at the groom's face. It was fine if she didn't look at it, but she was dumbfounded when she saw it.
"Why does His Highness Prince Rui look exactly like the Second Young Master?"
"It's the second brother."
"Ah?" Xiumei opened her mouth wide, her face dazed, and she found her voice after a while, "Second Young Master is actually His Highness Prince Rui? Then...then how did he become the Second Young Master of the Wei family?"
"I didn't think in this direction before, because I thought the Wei family shouldn't be so bold. I didn't expect the answer to the matter to be like this. It must be that my father hid the late Empress Xu's son and lied to the outside world that He is the concubine born to an outside woman."
Wei Ruo leaned on the headboard of the carved Babu bed, her mood was as complicated as her expression.
Judging from the Wei family and Yun's attitude towards Wei Jinyi, other people probably don't know Wei Jinyi's identity, so this matter should be arranged by Wei Mingting.
"The master hid it? Why did the master do this?" Xiumei's head was full of doubts, and her head was buzzing.
"I think there must be some very important reason why he wanted to protect the Ninth Prince. When Xu Guogong was convicted, the emperor's attitude towards Empress Xu was unclear. At that time, the government and the public all speculated that the emperor might bestow Empress Xu's death. If that is the case, The nine princes born to Empress Xu may also be executed together."
Secretizing the Ninth Prince is a crime that implicates the Nine Clans. Wei Mingting's move is very risky. Presumably, he has an extraordinary relationship with the Xu family, which made him willing to take such a big risk to do this.
"Then...then it should be safe now, right? I heard that Xu Guogong's case has been overturned, and the emperor is very kind to Prince Rui..."
"At present, this is the case. I have never heard that the emperor wanted to investigate the incident that the Ninth Prince was taken away." Wei Ruo said.
Hearing this, Xiumei breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Wei Jin who was unconscious on the ground and asked, "If His Highness Prince Rui is the Second Young Master, it should be considered a good thing, right?"
"Forget it, at least I'm safe in Prince Rui's Mansion, and the things I was worried about before don't exist."
"Then...then...why do you still use drugs to fascinate the second young master?" Xiumei couldn't help asking.
"Because I don't know how to face him." Wei Ruo whispered.
Before, she really regarded him as her elder brother, and even thought that they were related by blood!
But now, not only is it said that there is no blood relationship between them, but they have also worshiped and have the name of husband and wife!
How could she accept this for a while? She didn't know how to face him.
Then Wei Ruo said to Xiumei: "Help me to the imperial concubine's couch over there, lest he catch a cold lying on the ground."
"If you don't want to catch a cold, why do you lie on the couch instead of the bed?" Xiumei asked.
"Because of the bed, your lady, I will sleep at night." Wei Ruo said.
"Yes!" Xiumei nodded.
Then together with Wei Ruo, Wei Jinyi was moved to the imperial concubine's bed.
"Miss, what should we do next?" Xiumei asked.
"You go out first, there are people from the palace guarding outside, don't make them suspicious. There should be nothing tonight, let's talk about the next thing slowly." Wei Ruo said.
Xiumei nodded heavily: "Okay."
After Xiumei left, Wei Ruo sat down beside the imperial concubine's couch, staring at Wei Jinyi who was on the couch.
He looks peaceful when he is sleeping, his closed eyes are covered by long eyelashes, his high nose bridge and tightly closed red lips are cold and sexy.
Sitting next to him, Wei Ruo looked at him, and couldn't help feeling a little annoyed: "I didn't ask you anything in the past, it was because of my trust in you. But you didn't even advance the marriage ceremony with me." Tell me, I didn't know that you were the one I wanted to marry until I got married and paid homage to you!"
Chapter 460
"Why didn't you ask me about such an important matter in advance? If you don't ask me, you don't give me a choice. You and I have known each other for so long, and you lied to me about such an important matter. Naturally, I have to ask mad at you."
"What's more, I have always regarded you as my brother and sister, and the brother-sister relationship with you in my heart is far better than that with Wei Yichen. I didn't expect that you are not only my brother, but now you are married to me .Although I don't know why you did this, but I really don't know how to face you now."
After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he looked at the face of Wei Jinyi who was still asleep and let out a long sigh.
Then got up and walked to the dressing table, and took off the clothes on her body, especially the phoenix crown, which seemed to weigh more than ten kilograms, and her neck hurt from the weight.
The other decorations on the body were also taken off one by one.
After taking off the outermost sleeves of the wedding dress, Wei Ruo didn't take it off any further, and lay down on the bed together.
However, Wei Ruo couldn't fall asleep, and there were still many thoughts spinning in his mind.
Thinking about it now, before she was taken back to the Wei family, Wei Jin had always lived in seclusion, let alone an outsider, and even members of the Wei family rarely saw him.
Later, when he went out with her again, he would disguise himself as Wang Jin.
Based on this calculation, now in the capital, apart from a few Wei family members, the only ones who have seen Wei Jin Yirushan's true colors are the Xie family brothers and sisters.
Thinking of this, Wei Ruo couldn't help but sighed. It turned out that everything had been foreshadowed, but she hadn't been able to think in this direction.
On the imperial concubine's bed, Wei Jin, who had closed his eyes just now, also opened them.
He was not stunned, not because Wei Ruo's drug had no effect, but because he held his breath when the drug was spilled on his face.
He also did not fall asleep, his mind was clear.
After a sleepless night, it was daylight in the east, and the bright light entered the room, Wei Ruo got up from the bed.
Wei Ruo opened the wardrobe and was not surprised to see a row of his own clothes hanging inside.
Wei Ruo took out a set of water-blue dresses from inside, then went back to the bed and pulled up the bed curtain to change the clothes inside.
Going around the screen to the outside room, Wei Jinyi was still lying on the imperial couch with his eyes closed.
"Stop pretending, my dose of medicine is not enough to let you sleep till now." Wei Ruo said with a straight face.
Because he was afraid that Prince Rui would be too weak to take it, the dosage of the drug Wei Ruo prepared last night was very low, and a normal person would be unconscious for at most three to five hours after inhaling it.
And as far as she knows, Wei Jin is also physically strong and has such high martial arts skills, so it is impossible for him to be in a coma since last night.
Hearing this, Wei Jin also opened his eyes, and met Wei Ruoqing's cold eyes.
The four eyes met, and the atmosphere was obviously different from before.
Wei Jin also got up slowly, and was about to speak to Wei Ruo: "Ruoer..."
"Change your clothes, prepare the things you need to prepare, and then call the people outside to come in." Wei Ruo said.
"What are you preparing?" Wei Jin also asked.
"Of course it is Luohong." Wei Ruo said.
Of course she knew that it was extremely ridiculous to use Luohong to prove a woman's innocence.
Not every woman will have redness, this has something to do with the physiological structure of women, some people are born without redness.
And as the body grows older and the body organs mature, the people who had redness in the past will not have it for the first time.
Naihe has such rules in the world she lives in today. When she lay down on the bed last night, she saw the white silk on the bed.
It must be something that needs to be handed over. If Wei Ruo doesn't want to cause trouble for himself, it is natural for Wei Jin to take care of it.
"No need, just tell the people sent by the palace that I was in poor health last night." Wei Jin also said.
"Then your reputation has been damaged?" Wei Ruo said.
"It's okay." Wei Jin also replied.
"Okay then, it's up to you." Wei Ruo didn't say much, and his face was still cold.
It can be seen that she still has some resentment towards Wei Jinyi.
Wei Jin also nodded, and then went behind the screen to change clothes.
Wei Ruo saw a tall and strong figure through the screen. Although it was just a silhouette, he could still tell that he had a good figure.
In the past, Wei Ruoding would have been very calm, and would deliberately tease the second brother and praise him for his good figure.
But now Wei Ruo chooses not to start.
Men and women do not give or receive kisses.
When Wei Jinyi came out from behind the screen again, he had already changed into moon-white clothes, with high buns, a white jade belt around his waist, and a small animal jade pendant.
Indifferent and widowed, like a **** who does not eat the fireworks of the world.
Wei Ruo murmured in his heart, this appearance still looks like the cold, dignified, relegated appearance, but it's a pity that he is a liar, even a liar who lied to her!
She wanted to see how he pretended to be weak in front of others.
Wei Jin also sat on the soft couch outside, and then opened his mouth to let the people waiting outside come in.
Immediately afterwards, the door of the room opened, and several people came in from outside the room, the leader was the old lady sent by the palace.
"Meet Your Highness, how is Your Highness doing today?"
Wei Jin also lightly raised his hand and waved it: "I'm not feeling well, please go back first, mammy."
His movements were slow, and his voice sounded a lot weaker, giving people a feeling of weakness.
Wei Ruobian pursed his lips, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, so he is so good at pretending! No wonder she was cheated by him!
"Then yesterday, Your Highness..." Nanny glanced at Wei Ruo as she spoke.
"I feel unwell, so I took a rest early." Wei Jin also said.
Hearing the words, the nanny hurriedly said: "Then His Highness, pay attention to rest, and the servants will return to the palace first to return to life."
Wei Jin also nodded.
With Wei Jinyi's consent, the nanny left with someone.
After Nanny and the others left, Wei Jinyi's expression returned to normal, and he turned to look at Wei Ruo.
Before he could speak, Wei Ruo took a step forward and said, "I'm hungry."
Wei Jin also nodded, and then said to the people waiting outside: "Chuan Shan."
Then I saw five or six maidservants bringing breakfast into the room, filling the round table in the room.
At the same time, another servant girl came up to serve Wei Ruo to wash.
"No need, just put the basin over there, and I'll do it myself."
Wei Ruo is still not used to other people serving her to do these things, and she doesn't let Xiumei do these things on weekdays.
Wei Ruo came to the washstand and washed up on his own. After washing, he applied some skin care balm on his face.
Then he sat down at the table and had breakfast quietly, without looking at Wei Jinyi the whole time.
Wei Jin, who also washed up, also sat down silently at the side, and had breakfast with Wei Ruo.
The two of them didn't communicate during the whole process, let alone the usual laughter.
After breakfast, the servants removed everything from the table and replaced it with tea and pastries.
Wei Ruo began to ask Wei Jinyi: "From today onwards, this room will belong to me, and you can sleep elsewhere."
For the sake of consistency, from God's point of view, the hero is still called Wei Jinyi; from other people's point of view, it is called Chu Yi.