A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 583 chapters and ongoing.

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Chapter 541 I found the answer I wanted

Wei Ruo was shocked.

Chu Lan he…

Chu Lan continued to say to Wei Ruo: "What I really want to confirm today is not your identity, but what kind of existence you are in my heart, and whether I care about you..."

Wei Ruo interrupted Chu Lan and stood up suddenly, "I'm going back!"

Wei Ruo didn't want to hear the rest of the story.

Chu Lan stepped forward and clasped Wei Ruo's shoulders with both hands.

Almost at the same time, a hand stretched out from the side, pulled Wei Ruo back, and kicked Chu Lan away.

It was Wei Jinyi, who finally took action when Chu Lan tried to touch Wei Ruo.

Chu Lan struggled and took two steps back before standing still.

He raised his head and looked at the instigator—Wang Jin, a man whose martial arts skills were beyond the limits that ordinary people could imagine.

At the same time, everyone around the pavilion drew their swords and poured into the pavilion.

Xiumei and Lin Fang immediately started fighting with Chu Lan's guards who poured into the pavilion.

Wei Ruo was protected by the two men. He clenched his fists as he looked at the enemies pouring in like a tide.

Chu Lan stepped forward to fight Wei Jinyi again.

Wei Jin also changed his body shape rapidly. The sharp sword in his hand was like a dragon emerging from the water. The movements of the sword were unpredictable. The rising and falling of the sword was like the Tai Chi giving rise to all things, and the phenomena of all things were born, and the stars moved around.

Chu Lan and Wei Jinyi's martial arts were still quite different. Chu Lan's moves to catch up with Wei Jinyi were very difficult, especially this time Wei Jinyi's moves were filled with murderous intent, forcing Chu Lan to retreat steadily.

However, Wei Ruo's side did not have an advantage in terms of numbers. Xiumei and Lin Fang had to deal with more than thirty people, and at the same time, they had to protect Wei Ruo from being injured. It was impossible for them to do it with their skills.

Wei Ruo knew that in just a few moments, Xiumei, Lin Fang and she would be captured.

So she didn't dare to delay for a moment, took out a handful of black pill-like things from her arms, lit them one by one with a fire stick and threw them on the ground.

The small black pills exploded after falling to the ground, releasing thick white smoke. Several pills together instantly filled the entire pavilion.

Chullan's men and horses around the pavilion suddenly didn't know what to do. They couldn't see clearly what was going on inside the pavilion, and they didn't dare to take action rashly for fear of hurting their prince who was still in the pavilion.

"Don't mess around. This smoke is poisonous. Your prince has been poisoned by smoking it. Without my antidote, he will die!"

In the thick white smoke, Wei Ruo's voice sounded.

The people outside stopped and covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves.

After a while, the thick smoke gradually dissipated, and people could see clearly what was going on in the pavilion.

I saw Wei Jinyi's sword pointed at Chu Lan, and the blade of the sword was close to Chu Lan's neck.

Seeing this, Chu Lan's men and horses did not dare to act rashly.

Wei Ruo took out a pill from his arms and handed it to Lin Fang: "Let King Jing take it."

Lin Fang did as he was told and fed the pills given by Wei Ruo into Chu Lan's mouth.

Facing the medicine Wei Ruo asked him to take, Chu Lan didn't put up much resistance and swallowed it directly.

Then Chu Lan said to Wei Ruo with an expression that he had already seen through Wei Ruo: "Actually, the white smoke you put out just now was just a blinding white smoke and not poison. The one you are taking now is."

Wei Ruo's heart tightened when he was told the truth.

What shocked her was that Chu Lan took the poison even though he knew that what she had just asked him to take was poison.

This situation of being seen through but unable to understand the other person made her feel very uneasy.

But Wei Ruo remained calm and calm on his face: "Prince Jing, you have taken the poison, and I am the only one who has the antidote to this medicine. Please ask Prince Jing to let us leave, and send someone to Prince Rui's Mansion in three days to ask for the antidote." ."

Chu Lan looked at Wei Ruo and smiled.

"Why are you laughing?" Wei Ruo didn't like the way Chu Lan looked at him.

"I found the answer I wanted." Chu Lan said.

Wei Ruo was not interested in the answer that Chu Lan was looking for: "Does Prince Jing only want the so-called answer and not his own life?" "You won't kill me. If I die here, none of you will be able to leave. Prince Rui's Mansion will also fall into a whirlpool of trouble, and even the entire court will cause waves. This is not what you want to see." Chu Lan said firmly.

Wei Ruo was silent. She knew that what Chu Lan said was true. This was also the reason why she was unwilling to let her second brother take action in the first place.

Chu Lan continued: "You go, I promised you I won't hurt you."

"It's best like this." Wei Ruo said coldly.

Then Wei Ruo also said to Wei Jin: "Let's go."

Wei Jin also put the sword away after hesitating for a moment.

Then the four of them got on their horses and left.

"Your Majesty! I will chase you now!"

"Don't chase her. I promised her not to hurt her and I won't break my promise."

"But my lord, they poisoned you!"

"I will go to Prince Rui's Mansion to get the antidote in three days," Chu Lan said.

Wei Ruo and others rode their horses back to Prince Rui's Mansion.

After entering the door, Lin Fang told Wei Ruo: "Miss, there were actually quite a few of our people secretly just now. If we really want to fight, King Jing may not be our opponent."

"But that would expose that Prince Rui's Mansion is not as useless as we show outside." Wei Ruodao.

"But... King Jing is like this, my subordinates are worried..."

"I understand your worries." Wei Ruo then asked, "Where is my second brother?"

As soon as she got off her horse, she turned around and her second brother was gone.

In the past, when she returned to the palace, her second brother would always tell her a few words, either to rest early or to take care of her health.

It is somewhat unusual to be like this today.

"This...Master must have gone back to the study, right?" Lin Fang was not sure.

"I'll go find him."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he also walked towards the front yard.

Wei Ruo had a lot of thoughts along the way.

What Chu Lan said today was something she had never expected.

He was more like a nightmare to her.

Because the original owner died in his hands, every time she thought of him, her body would instinctively feel a sense of fear.

Back in Taizhou Prefecture, if she had known that person was her, even if she couldn't kill him with a last-ditch attack, she would never have saved him.

So when she heard Chu Lan say such words to herself today, she felt more fear in her heart. She was afraid of having another entanglement with him.

While thinking, Wei Ruo came to Wei Jinyi's study.

Wei Ruo knocked on the door: "Second brother, it's me. Have you rested?"

Wei Ruo waited for a moment and heard footsteps coming to the door, and the door was opened.

Looking at each other, Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi who had just taken off his disguise and returned to his true appearance, and asked, "Can I go in?"

"Um."

Wei Jin also turned around and walked in. Wei Ruo followed and closed the door.

The two of them came to the small round table in the room and sat down facing each other.

"Second brother, I am very surprised by what happened today. Although I don't want to ruin your plan because of my personal affairs, I know that this matter may inevitably bring some impact and trouble to you."

Chapter 542

"No." Wei Jin also denied Wei Ruo's remarks.

"Um?"

"You will not disrupt my plans, nor will you cause trouble to me."

"But what Chu Lan is doing now..." Wei Ruo couldn't help but knit his brows when he mentioned what happened just now. "I don't know why he is like this. I'm worried that he will do something wrong to Prince Rui's Mansion later. Just make sense."

"This matter is not your fault, you don't have to worry." Wei Jin also replied.

"Second brother, you don't have to comfort me. I know that things will affect you to a greater or lesser extent, and may even destroy your original plan."

Wei Jin also stared at Wei Ruo. For him, today's events will have some impact, but they will not disrupt his plan, because his plan originally existed for her...

If she had not broken into his courtyard and his life that year, he would not have become the Rui Wang he is today.

"Second brother?" Seeing that Wei Jin seemed to be in a daze, Wei Ruo called him.

"Soldiers will cover up water and earth. Everything has a solution. Today I dare to attack Chu Lan, so I already have a countermeasure. His behavior is within the range of my expectations. When I reach this step, I must have considered fighting Chu Lan. He was in a head-to-head confrontation. You don't have to blame yourself for ruining my original plan. Even without you, a sharp conflict between Chu Lan and I would most likely break out." Wei Jin also said.

That's right, if she hadn't stopped him today, the second brother would have planned to take action from the beginning.

He is not a reckless person. Since he dares to take action, he must have thought of a way out.

Wei Ruoxuan's heart dropped.

She was worried before coming to see her second brother. She didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble to him.

But the second brother not only had no intention of blaming her, but actually comforted her.

"Second brother, why are you so nice to me?" Wei Ruo couldn't help but ask.

Because... some words were swirling in Wei Jinyi's mind, and he almost blurted them out.

But what Wei Ruo said that day came to mind again. What she expected was family affection.

"Because we are brothers and sisters." Wei Jin also replied.

"Yes, you are my second brother." Wei Ruo smiled.

"Yeah." Wei Jin also responded and continued, "It's getting late, so go back and rest early."

"Okay." Wei Ruo stood up.

Wei Jin also sent Wei Ruo to the door.

After Wei Ruo stepped out the door, he looked back at Wei Jinyi.

With a casual glance, Wei Ruo felt his heart beating a little faster.

The second brother is dressed in white casual clothes, with long black hair spread behind his back, and he looks a bit sultry.

Realizing that he was having wild thoughts again, Wei Ruo quickly looked away.

"It's getting late, second brother, go to bed early." Wei Ruo said hurriedly, and then walked away quickly.

Wei Jin also watched Wei Ruo go away. Only after Wei Ruo's figure completely disappeared did he return to the room and close the door.

Brother and sister…

Second brother…

After all, he couldn't be completely satisfied with this identity, but he still had an impulse in a few moments.

After returning home just now, he went back to the room without saying much to Ruo'er. It was because of what Chu Lan said to Ruo'er that there were some disturbances in his heart. Sometimes he doesn't know how long he can keep the beast in his heart, maybe one day it will escape...

Three days later, Chu Lan visited Prince Rui's Mansion as agreed, and Wei Ruo gave the antidote to Chu Lan as promised.

Wei Ruo himself did not come forward, and Lin Fang handed the medicine to Chu Lan on his behalf.

Chu Lan seemed to have expected such an arrangement. He asked Lin Fang to tell Wei Ruo that he drank too much that day and was a little rude. He hoped that she would not take it to heart.

Lin Fang relayed Chu Lan's original words to Wei Ruo when Wei Ruo was pounding the medicine in a mortar.

"Did he really say that?"

"Yes, King Jing said that he hopes you can forgive his rudeness and don't take his words to heart that day."

"Oh, it seems like you want to take him seriously!" Wei Ruo said angrily.

"Miss, you still seem to be very angry?"

"Can you not be angry? I don't know if he really drank too much or if he has a problem in his head. Anyway, what he did was not human affairs. He also knows that I am kind to him and not enmity! I think he clearly wants to harm me. Kill me!"

"Miss, this is the first time I have seen you so angry with someone." Lin Fang said.

"Prove that King Jing is enough to be hated!"

"Miss, don't be angry, it's not worth getting so angry over him."

Moreover, the master is still distressed. Although the master has never said it, those of them who have been with the master for many years can see it.

"I won't hold my anger inside, I will turn all my anger towards Chu Lan into the motivation for me to do things!"

As he spoke, Wei Ruo continued to grind the things on his hands, pounding the medicine pestle very hard, as if he was grinding Chu Lan's heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.

Lin Fang looked at the mortar in Wei Ruo's hand and asked, "Miss, what are you grinding?"

"Poison."

After the last experience, Wei Ruo felt that he needed to bring more poison into his body.

Wei Ruo explained: "I don't have any talent for martial arts, and it's too late to start now. I can only put more effort into the areas I'm good at, so that I can put them to use when necessary."

Thinking that Wei Ruo might have taken time out of his busy schedule to make poison because of what happened two days ago, Lin Fang consoled him:

"Don't worry, young lady, there is a master in everything, and the master will not let others bully you, even if that person is Prince Jing."

"I can't rely on my second brother for everything. I'm naturally happy if someone is willing to protect me and help me, but I can't rely entirely on this to live. I have to be myself first, and then your master's sister ." Wei Ruo replied.

"Miss, you really think differently from many ladies in the world." Lin Fang said.

"Please stop flattering me. There is a pot of Buddha Jumping Over the Wall stewed on the stove over there. You can help me deliver it to my second brother later so that he can eat more tonic. He has also been very busy recently. I heard that during the day Accompany me to the outskirts of the city and deal with your own affairs at night. I haven't had a good sleep for several nights." Wei Ruodao.

"Miss, do you know?"

The master didn't even let them speak.

"You're so embarrassed to hide it from me."

"Miss, please forgive me. My master won't let me talk, so how dare I break my tongue?" Lin Fang explained.

"Okay, I know that because of Chu Lan's actions recently, it's even more impossible for him not to accompany me, so I'd better make more delicious food to replenish him. Today, Buddha jumps over the wall, tomorrow he has ginseng chicken soup, and the day after tomorrow he has angelica and turtle soup. . In addition, I will take a carriage outside starting tomorrow and let him rest on the carriage during the day." Wei Ruodao.

"Then I will send the Buddha over the wall to the master right now!"

The master will be very happy to know that the eldest lady stewed it specially for him!

Chapter 543 The Wei family becomes a new rich man in Beijing

On the day of Laba, good news came from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The Taizhou Prefecture Anti-Japanese Army led by Wei Mingting fought a beautiful counterattack.

This battle was fought more vigorously and happily than every previous battle. The warships built under the supervision of King Qin played an important role in this battle.

The anti-Japanese army led by Wei Mingting used newly built warships to sink more than half of the Japanese pirates' ships, and directly drove them away, leaving them without a chance to land ashore.

This time, due to limited time, there were three warships, and each warship was barely equipped with four divine cannons. This was able to achieve such a great effect.

It would be better if the Ministry of Industry was given more time.

At that time, let alone directly intercepting the Japanese pirates at sea and beating them back to their hometown, it is also possible to chase them to the Japanese country.

The news of this great victory seemed like a ray of light shining into the dark clouds that had shrouded the Daye Empire, dispersing the long-standing haze.

The emperor was very happy, and everyone in the court celebrated it.

The emperor was delighted and issued a decree to reward Wei Mingting and other soldiers who had made great achievements in war.

Among them, Wei Mingting was promoted to deputy staff general and general Guangwei.

Xu Zhengyong's official position remained unchanged, but his title was promoted to General Zhaowu.

And both of them received generous rewards.

The emperor also gave special permission for some anti-Japanese army officers to go home to visit relatives. Both Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong received the permission. Their time was staggered. Wei Mingting could go home to celebrate the New Year, while Xu Zhengyong had to wait until after the new year.

This promotion made Wei Mingting the fastest-promoted general in recent years, and his momentum was close to that of Mrs. Lu and Mr. Xu Guogong.

In addition, Wei Yichen and Wei Ruo are both influential figures in the capital recently.

For a time, the Wei family was in the limelight and became the new rich in the capital.

Comparatively, the impact of the downfall of the Qi family on the Zhongyi family was minimal, because it was the eldest and second eldest members of the Wei family who had contact with the Qi family, and the third eldest member of the Wei family was the one who was deeply favored by the emperor today.

The people who had been seeing the Wei family who could not see each other now reversed to post a post to Mrs. Wei.

The Xuanping Houfu, who had an engagement with Wei Ruo before, but it was finally cancelled, also sent people to give gifts and congratulate them, clearly trying to please the Wei family.

The favor of the Wei family made King Yu Chu Heng regain his attention to Wei Qingwan.

On the night when the emperor issued an order to promote Wei Mingting, King Yu Chu Heng stayed at Cuitingxuan for the first time and favored Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan never thought that one day she would be favored by King Yu again.

Wei Qingwan's heart is as sweet as honey.

Whether Prince Yu still has a chance to become the crown prince, he is at least a prince.

If she can be favored by the prince, she will always be in a good situation, just like the current Princess Huai, who is admired by everyone.

Wei Qingwan, her face glowing brightly, asked Cuihe to help her dress up.

Qi Shijing walked in without being informed.

Upon seeing this, Wei Qingwan stood up and said, "My sister has met the princess."

"My sister worked hard yesterday. Please drink this bowl of medicine to replenish your health." Qi Shijing said to Wei Qingwan with a smile.

Wei Qingwan looked suspicious and glanced at the dark medicine in the hand of the maid next to Qi Shijing. She frowned and said, "Thank you, Princess, for leaving this medicine here. My sister will take it later."

"I'm afraid it won't work, so it's best to drink it while it's hot." Qi Shijing said.

"Sister, is this really a tonic?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"Sister, just drink it as a tonic."

"Sister, sister wants to hear the truth."

"In that case, it doesn't matter if I tell you directly." Qi Shijing replied, "This is indeed not a tonic, but a bizi decoction." Hearing this, Wei Qingwan's expression turned cold, and then she refused firmly: "I'm sorry. My sister cannot drink this medicine."

"Sister, what do you mean by this? Have you forgotten the rules in the palace? While I have not yet given birth to an heir, the rest of the family cannot be pregnant."

This is the first time Qi Shijing calls herself "my palace" to Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan did not flinch because of this: "Sister, I'm sorry, I know you will blame me, but if I really want to do something for the prince."

Qi Shijing's eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Wei Qingwan, I treated you well when you first entered the palace. Is this how you repay me now?"

"Sister, I don't dare. I still respect you in my heart. It's just that the prince still needs to decide on the issue of heirs. If the prince wants me to drink this child-avoiding soup, I will have nothing to say." Wei Qingwan replied.

Seeing Wei Qingwan's appearance, Qi Shijing smiled: "I really didn't realize it at first, but you still have such thoughts. I really underestimate you."

"I don't dare." Wei Qingwan lowered her head, looking obedient and obedient.

"You have to drink this Bizi soup today no matter what!" Qi Shijing ordered Tingxue to take action, grab Wei Qingwan, and pour medicine directly into her.

Wei Qingwan resisted vigorously, and Cuihe also stepped forward to help.

But Qi Shijing led more people and quickly subdued Wei Qingwan and Cui He.

Just when Qi Shijing was about to give Wei Qingwan medicine, Chu Heng arrived after hearing the news.

"What are you doing?" Chu Heng looked angry.

"Cousin, according to the rules of the palace, after the concubine Wei went to bed last night, she should take Bizi Decoction today." Qi Shijing replied.

Chu Heng looked at Wei Qingwan and saw that her eyes were red, her pear blossoms were wet with rain, and she looked very endearing.

She looked at Chu Heng with eyes full of grievance.

Chu Heng said: "The rules of the palace do not allow concubines to get pregnant before you. Wanwan is a concubine and has a different status. This rule does not apply to her."

Qi Shijing was stunned for a moment, and finally saw her current situation clearly in Chu Heng's cold eyes.

Yes, the Qi family has collapsed, and she can no longer help her cousin.

Wei Qingwan is just the opposite. The Wei family is now on the rise, and her father and brother are the upstarts in the court.

As Qi Shijing was thinking about it, she saw Chu Heng hugging Wei Qingwan into his arms and comforting her softly.

Qi Shijing watched the two people walk into the inner room together with her face as white as paper.

Qi Shijing had no choice but to take her people and leave Cuitingxuan.

After that, Chu Heng arranged for several maids to be given to Wei Qingwan for her to use.

For a time, the situation of Wei Qingwan and Qi Shijing in Prince Yu's Mansion changed 180 degrees.

The servants of the palace, who took advantage of the situation, began to fawn over Wei Qingwan, but instead ignored Qi Shijing.

This made Wei Qingwan suddenly wake up. She had always thought about climbing up on her own, but in fact, a woman still needs the support of her mother's family to gain a foothold in the house.

"Cui He, prepare gifts and we will return to the Wei family." Wei Qingwan decided.

"When will Miss go? Can I go and inform the uncle's house first?"

"No need, I don't need to go to my parents' house so much trouble."

After Wei Qingwan finished speaking, she urged Cuihe and Grandma Li to prepare the ceremony.

Then he immediately set off to Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion.

Chapter 544

Yunshi was surprised when she suddenly heard that King Yu's concubine was coming.

After the last incident, Prince Yu's concubine stopped interacting with them. Why did she suddenly come back to visit the old man and his wife now?

"Where is she now?" Yun asked.

"In Shou'an Hall, I'm talking to the old lady right now." Cuiping replied.

Yunshi frowned.

Cuiping continued: "I just sent someone here to deliver a message, saying that I would come over to see my wife in a while."

"She said I'm a little tired today and it's inconvenient to see her," Yun said.

"This slave knows."

Then Mr. Yun returned to the back room.

About half an hour later, Wei Qingwan arrived outside Anxin Pavilion. Cuiping told Yun that she was resting.

Wei Qingwan said: "Sister Cuiping, please tell my mother. I'll wait outside for her to rest before I go to pay her respects."

Wei Qingwan knew Yun's schedule best, and she was determined not to rest at noon.

"My dear wife, it's freezing cold here, but you're a rich man. It's better to stay in the house where you lived before you got married. The stove has been burned for you in advance," Cuiping said.

"It doesn't matter, I'll wait for my mother here." Wei Qingwan insisted.

Cuiping had no choice but to go back and relay Wei Qingwan's words to Yun.

Yun didn't say anything after hearing this, and closed her eyes to fall asleep.

After Cuiping waited on the side for a while, Yun opened her eyes again.

"Go outside and have a look again."

"yes."

Cuiping came to the gate of the courtyard again and saw that Wei Qingwan had not left.

So Cuiping went back to report to Yunshi.

Yun frowned and said, "Is she trying to force me to see her in this way?"

"Madam, do you want the second lady to come in?" Cuiping asked.

"No." Yun thought for a while and then said, "If she likes to stand, let her continue to stand."

After waiting for another half an hour, Yun asked Cuiping to look outside the door again. Wei Qingwan was still standing at the door.

Yunshi compromised and said, "Let her come in."

"yes."

Cuiping took the order and invited Wei Qingwan in.

As soon as Wei Qingwan entered the door, she knelt down when she saw Mrs. Yun.

"Mother, my daughter realizes her mistake."

"I can't bear it. You are King Yu's side concubine and a royal concubine. I'm afraid your life will be shortened if you kneel to me!" Yun said with a straight face and an indifferent attitude.

"Mom, I know you are angry with me, angry that I am close to my second uncle's mother, angry that I don't listen to you..."

"Prince Yu's side concubine has very big ideas now. She can get close to whomever she wants. You don't need to tell me. Anyway, I am not your biological mother." Yun said.

"Mom, although you are not my biological mother, you treat me better than your biological mother! How could I forget how kind you are to me? This time it was my daughter who was confused because of the scar on her back. , I was only thinking about how to prevent myself from being disliked by the prince after entering the prince's palace, and I couldn't tell who treated me really well and who treated me fakely."

Wei Qingwan's eyes were red, and tears slowly flowed from her eyes, streaking across her delicate and white cheeks.

Yunshi's body moved, and her expression was obviously a little relaxed. Wei Qingwan continued: "Mom, do you remember the time when I was a child and I accidentally broke my eldest brother's writing brush? Mom, you hugged me and said it didn't matter. It's not terrible to make mistakes. What's terrible is to take the initiative to admit your mistakes."

"This time my daughter did something wrong and she didn't ask her mother for forgiveness. But if she didn't say these words, her heart would be uneasy."

Wei Qingwan's words reminded Yunshi of the past. Her five-year-old daughter was pink and tender, soft and cute, and was crying because she accidentally broke her elder brother's writing brush.

She held her in her arms and went to apologize to her elder brother. As soon as she said she was sorry, she was so nervous that she cried.

Yunshi looked at the person kneeling in front of her again, feeling sad in her heart.

Does it matter whether the person is biological or not? How can the love between mother and daughter for more than ten years be wiped out by saying she is not her biological child?

Looking at Wei Qingwan's tear-filled eyes again, Yun couldn't hold back any longer.

"You must correct your mistakes if you recognize them. Don't just pay lip service to them."

Yunshi relaxed, and the stone in Wei Qingwan's heart finally fell.

"Mother!" Wei Qingwan stood up and threw herself into Yun's arms.

Yun's tears fell instantly.

After returning from Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion, Wei Qingwan contracted a cold and fell ill in bed.

Cuihe was waiting on the side and murmured: "Miss, look at you, you insist on standing at the door of the madam's courtyard. It's better this time, have you made yourself sick?"

"You don't understand, this illness is worth it." Wei Qingwan's face was pale, but her expression was reassuring and satisfied.

"Why is this?" Cuihe asked.

"My eldest brother hates me and harms me, but as long as my mother recognizes me, I will be the daughter of Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion. I have a father with great military exploits and an eldest brother who is a new champion, so my life in the backyard of Prince Yu's Mansion will be good. "

This is what Wei Qingwan wants to understand these days.

What appearance or scars, these are not the key to her winning favor, the key lies in her natal family.

So she really did something wrong in the past and didn't figure out what she should hold firmly in her hands.

"Miss, you don't have to spoil your body. Now that you are ill, it's hard for you to be pampered. It's not easy for you..." Cuihe said.

"Only if I show my sincerity will my mother relent. But what you said is right, this illness is indeed not the right time." Wei Qingwan was also a little worried.

At this moment, the prince's personal attendant came over.

"Concubine Concubine, the prince learned that Concubine Concubine is ill, so he sent some supplements to the concubine. He also asked the concubine to tell the concubine that you must be careful about yourself."

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan felt a warm feeling in her heart.

"I know this, so I would like to thank the prince on my behalf."

Wei Qingwan was happy, it seemed that her worries were unnecessary.

The end of the year is here in a blink of an eye.

Due to the disasters in various places, the emperor canceled the annual banquet, and families in the capital did not dare to hold grand banquets. Everyone kept everything simple.

So this year, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also spent time together in the small courtyard of the palace. It was not lively, but very comfortable.

The two of them nestled in a room heated by a stove, warming a pot of wine and a pot of tea. Wei Ruo cooked himself and made a table of side dishes. The two of them sat on the heated Kang by the window, talking and eating. From time to time, look out the window at the snowy scenery.

This can be regarded as a half-day of leisure, because Wei Ruo has not neglected the disaster relief work recently. After the Chinese New Year, she will arrange for people to transport grain to Zhuangzi in Hejian Prefecture again on the first day of the new year.

However, Wei Ruo felt that days like this were quite fulfilling, as he did not have to worry about unnecessary things every day.

After a while, Wei Ruo changed his posture, supporting his chin with one hand, looking at Wei Jinyi sitting in front of him without blinking, with the corners of his mouth raised.

Feeling that Wei Ruo'er had been staring at him, Wei Jin also looked a little strange, and then asked calmly: "What is Ruo'er looking at?"

Chapter 545

"Look at the beautiful scenery." Wei Ruodao.

"The beautiful scenery is outside the window."

"The one inside the window is more beautiful." Wei Ruo stared at Wei Jin and replied.

Wei Jin also had a blush on his cheeks.

"A wisp of red clouds hanging from the treetops is a very wonderful scene." Wei Ruo said with a smile.

Wei Jin also turned his head to the side: "Ruo'er, don't joke."

Wei Ruo snickered that the second brother was still as shy as ever!

Then Wei Ruo had a sudden thought: "Second brother, let's go out and have a snowball fight?"

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, as if to confirm whether her proposal was serious.

"You are not allowed to use martial arts, otherwise I will definitely not be able to defeat you!" Wei Ruodao.

"good."

"Call Meimei, Xiaobei, Sister Lin Fang and Brother Ke, it's exactly three versus three." Wei Ruodao.

"good."

"Let's go." Wei Ruo got up from the heated kang, put on thick cotton shoes and put on a cloak.

Wei Jin also got out of bed and followed behind Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo called the others over at the door and told them about the snowball fight.

Xiumei and Xiaobei agreed without hesitation, and they both looked expectant.

Lin Fang hesitated, while Ke Chongshan looked at Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo anxiously.

"What's wrong? You two?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Replying to the eldest lady, my wife...she is pregnant, so it is inconvenient for her to play snowball fights with the eldest lady. Please forgive me, eldest lady."

"Pregnant? What a happy event!" Wei Ruo looked happy, then stretched out her hand to feel Lin Fang's pulse.

Lin Fang lowered her head shyly.

"As expected, we are really happy. It has been more than three months. Lin Fang, why have you kept it secret? The first three months are the most important to pay attention to. You are still busy with me." Wei Ruodao.

"I just found out. I'm in good health and I don't feel anything when I'm pregnant. Besides, there's been a lot going on lately, and it's the time when the eldest lady is hiring people. How could I be absent at this time? It's all because Chongshan is too careful. This is also I won't let you do that either." Lin Fang said shyly.

"That's what I need to say. It's the first happy event in our house. You should have a good rest from today on and take care of your baby. Stop following me around. Just stay at the house. I'll give you some more prescriptions later." Apply anti-fetal medicine to replenish the body." Wei Ruodao.

"Thank you, Miss."

"Sister Lin Fang will be the referee today, and let Zhang Yi take over the rest." Wei Ruodao.

"I accept my orders." Lin Fang and Zhang Yi replied.

When we came to the yard, the snow in the yard was already as high as Wei Ruo's knees. Except for a passage swept out in the middle, the snow on both sides was still intact, white and smooth.

Wei Ruo ran into the snow, grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and threw it on Wei Jinyi's body.

The first ball hit Wei Jinyi right in the head. The snowball exploded and snow fell all over him, covering his hair and collar.

Wei Ruo smiled at this, because the second brother was usually clean and tidy, even if he was fighting with others, Wei Ruo never saw him dirty.

Wei Jin also looked gentle when he was hit. He took off the snow from the branches without haste, pinched a snowball and threw it back. The snowball passed by Wei Ruo and hit the wall behind Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo seized the time to counterattack, opened his bows from left to right, one in each hand, and threw them towards Wei Jin.

Some of them hit Wei Jinyi directly, and some hit the trunk of the bare tree behind Wei Jinyi. The exploding snowballs fell together with the snow on the trunk, and fell on Wei Jinyi's body.

Xiumei, Xiaobei, Ke Chongshan and Zhang Yi on the side neither dared to throw Wei Ruo nor Wei Jinyi, so the four of them simply played by themselves.

A few people played in the snow for a long time, and their heads and bodies were more or less stained with snow.

Although they looked a little embarrassed, everyone had bright smiles on their faces.

Wei Ruo was a little hot from running, her cheeks were flushed, and with her cheerful smile at the moment, Wei Jin was also a little crazy. But Wei Jin also saw that Wei Ruo was already sweating a little, so he said: "That's it for today, everyone should go back and rest."

"Hmm." Wei Ruo also felt that time was almost up, so he ended the game.

Then Wei Ruo walked up to Wei Jinyi with a playful smile: "Second brother, you just let it go too obviously!"

Wei Jin also stopped talking and avoided Wei Ruo's shining eyes.

"Second brother, I asked you not to use martial arts, but it's better for you to become a master of body drawing, where have you gone!"

"I can't control the strength, I'm afraid it will hurt you if I hit you." Wei Jin also explained, still looking away.

"Then you don't have to hit it so far, right? It hit Brother Ke and Brother Zhang several times!" Wei Ruo said.

I think he was accurate. Few snowballs hit Wei Ruo in the whole process. I think he was inaccurate. Ke Chongshan and Zhang Yi, who were far away from each other, took countless blows, but they were all hit in the forehead.

He also said that he was afraid that he would not control his strength and accidentally injure her, but in the end, the force he used to hit Ke Chongshan and Zhang Yi was just right.

"It's cold outside and your clothes are a little wet. Go back inside and warm yourself up by the fire." Wei Jin also said.

"Second brother, your way of changing the subject is terrible."

"Be obedient."

"Okay."

Wei Ruo smiled and ran back into the house, taking off his cloak.

The sleeves, shoes, trousers and skirt of the clothes inside are all a little wet and need to be replaced.

And she was sweating a little from running just now, so she also changed her close-fitting clothes.

Wei Ruo finished changing clothes and rested. After lying on the bed for a while, Wei Ruo felt that his throat was burning and his body was still a little hot.

Wei Ruo stood up, poured a cup of hot tea and drank it.

Wei Ruo knew that he might have been infected with cold.

She has always been in good health and rarely gets sick, but she cannot completely avoid this situation.

Wei Ruozheng was about to get up and write a prescription for himself, when Xiumei pushed the door open and entered.

"Miss, what are you doing?"

Xiumei came forward, took a look at Wei Ruo, and immediately realized something was wrong with her.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing's wrong, I just have a cold infection. I'll be fine after taking a few patches of medicine."

"Ah? Miss, you are sick!"

"Don't be so nervous. It's just a minor illness. Who doesn't have a cold? It's not that important."

"But miss, you have rarely been sick since you were a child!"

"Don't be so fussy. No matter how good your health is, people will occasionally get a minor illness, and it's not a bad thing to have an occasional minor illness."

"Well, miss, you have to tell the truth, you really have nothing to do!"

"Can I swear? My dear Meimei, my throat hurts so much, please don't ask me to explain anymore." Wei Ruo said coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, Miss, go and lie down in bed. If you are sick, don't come down and walk around. I will get you whatever you want."

Xiumei came forward to help Wei Ruo.

"Okay, help me get the medicine for my cold." Wei Ruo returned to bed.

My head hurts a little, so it's really best to lie down.

Drowningly, Wei Ruo heard the conversation between Xiumei and Wei Jinyi.

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"Both of these are medicines for treating colds and colds. The one on the left is more effective, but you will fall asleep for several hours after taking it. The one on the right is less effective, but you won't fall asleep after taking it. Which one is better for the lady?" Xiumei asked.

"It works well." Wei Jin also replied.

"Then use the one that works best."

Xiumei turned around and went to the outer room to get some medicine. Wei Jin also sat in front of Wei Ruo's bed.

Wei Ruo opened his eyes and looked at Wei Jinyi, who was dressed in white and had a jade-like face: "Second brother, you are so beautiful."

"Why are you still talking nonsense when you are sick?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Second brother, you are wrong. It is only when people are sick and confused that they talk nonsense. Who talks nonsense when they are refreshed?" Wei Ruodao.

That makes sense.

Wei Ruo then asked: "Second brother, why are you here?"

Wei Jin also replied: "Xiumei is anxious to find someone to prepare hot water."

Then other people in Wei Ruo's yard knew about it, and then Wei Jin also knew about it.

"She's making a fuss. It's just a common typhoid fever. She'll be fine after taking medicine and sleeping." Wei Ruodao.

"Say less, your throat hurts." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Ruo nodded and Xiumei came back not long after.

Since the medicine was prepared by Wei Ruo in advance, it can be taken after mixing. In just a moment, Xiumei brought the prepared medicine over.

"Let me feed it." Wei Jin also took the medicine from Xiumei's hand.

Wei Ruozhi stood up and said, "I'll drink it myself. I just have a cold. I'm not weak enough to need medicine."

As soon as Wei Ruo stood up, Xiumei stuffed a few pillows into her back: "Miss, stay close and take a good rest when you're sick. That's what you told me before, so this time it's your turn, you have to be obedient! "

Xiumei's physical condition was worse than Wei Ruo's in the past. She got sick a lot before practicing martial arts, and she also suffered several injuries after practicing martial arts.

Every time he was sick or injured, Wei Ruo would pin him down on the bed and ask him to take a good rest.

Now things are getting better, the situation has turned, and it is Wei Ruo's turn to be pushed on the bed by Xiumei and asked to have a good rest.

Wei Ruo had no choice but to accept Xiumei's arrangement.

Leaning on the bed obediently, Wei Jin also gave him medicine.

Wei Jin also moved gently. Wei Ruo looked at the spoon at his mouth, opened his mouth obediently and drank the medicine.

After taking two sips, Wei Ruo suddenly laughed.

"What's wrong?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Although being fed drugs seems a bit pretentious, it still feels good. It feels like someone cares about you." Wei Ruodao.

Wei Jin also paused, and then replied in a serious tone: "Ruo'er has always been cared about by everyone."

"Second brother, do you remember that I told you that I have memories of past lives?"

I don't know if it was because he was a little weak, or because he was feeling something at this moment, but Wei Ruo once again took the initiative to mention his past life to Wei Jinyi.

"Um."

"I remember that I got sick once in that life. I was about seven years old at that time. I also had a fever and my body temperature was very high. My mother wanted to take me to see a doctor, but my father didn't agree. He thought that children with fevers would themselves It will be fine, there is no need to spend this unjust money, his money should be reserved for making a comeback and winning money."

Wei Jin also listened carefully and did not interrupt Wei Ruo.

"But my mother felt that I would die if I continued to be burned like that, so she resisted my father in a rare way. As a result, my father beat her again. I was so dizzy from the fever that I saw my mother being beaten. I wanted to stop him, but I was too weak at that time, and my father pushed me to the ground as soon as I passed by, and then I couldn't get up even if I wanted to."

"In the end, one of my mother's ribs was broken, and I didn't go to the hospital and slept on the floor for a night. But I was lucky, and I got better the next day, and my brain wasn't burned out." Wei Jinyi's Frowning his brows, although Wei Ruo's tone was very calm when he said these words, as if he was telling someone else's story, Wei Jin seemed to be able to feel the helplessness of the little girl at that time.

"It's all over." Wei Jin also said.

"Um."

Wei Ruo smiled, but because his lips were a little white, the smile looked a little weak.

"Drink the medicine first." Wei Jin also continued to give Wei Ruo medicine.

Wei Ruo obediently drank up all the medicine in the medicine bowl.

Wei Ruo soon felt sleepy after drinking the medicine, and fell asleep directly in a drowsy state.

After falling asleep, Wei Ruo had a long dream.

The very beginning was the scene where her mother was beaten when she had a fever. She struggled to stop her father, but her hands couldn't reach it. She could only watch the feather duster hit the poor and pathetic woman one by one. on the body.

Then the scene changed, and she was alone in a cold and hungry environment. The cold wind was blowing all around, and her stomach growled with hunger. There was no one around, as if she was the only one left in the world.

She tried hard to hold on to the only quilt on her body, trying to wrap herself tightly.

This move seemed to be of some use, and his body gradually began to warm up.

Then she dreamed that there was food in front of her, including fish and meat. Hungry, she held the pig's trotters and ate them. The meat was soft, tender, smooth, and very delicious.

This is probably the most delicious pig's trotter she has ever eaten.

Finally she fell asleep contentedly beside the warm stove.

Woke up again, Wei Ruo was on her bed, and Wei Jin was sitting on the edge of her bed.

As soon as she opened her eyes, Wei Jinyi's hand reached over and touched her forehead.

Wei Ruo himself also touched his body.

The fever has gone away.

Wei Jin also got up and brought a bowl of glutinous rice **** over. He fed Wei Ruo two mouthfuls of glutinous rice **** and then gave her medicine.

Wei Ruo wanted to protest and said that he was already well and no longer needed to take medicine, but when he thought that was not what he said when he asked others to take medicine, he had to swallow the words that came to his lips.

After Wei Ruo took two sips, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a large red rash on Wei Jinyi's neck.

"Second brother, what's wrong with your neck? Why do you have a rash?"

"fine."

"let me see."

Wei Ruo leaned forward, wanting to check Wei Jinyi's neck.

Wei Jin also stood up and stepped back, pulling up his clothes to cover the red spot.

"It's okay, I accidentally scratched it, it's not a rash." Wei Jin also explained.

"The color and condition don't look like scratches. Let me take a look. Don't think it's infected with something." Wei Ruo said seriously.

"It's really okay. I know where it came from. You don't have to worry. It will subside soon." Wei Jin also replied.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi suspiciously. She felt that her second brother was a little weird. Even if he touched him, why couldn't he show it to her?

As long as she gets closer and looks more carefully, she will know what is causing it.

Could it be that the second brother is shy?

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It was just a neck, and it was not a shameful place. She just looked at him twice and didn't do anything. The second brother was too shy, right?

Just at this moment Xiumei walked in, Wei Jin also handed the medicine bowl to Xiumei and left.

Xiumei looked at Wei Jinyi's leaving figure with confusion, and murmured: "What's going on, Your Majesty? Didn't you rush to give medicine to the young lady yesterday? They also came to the vigil at night, why did the young lady leave today when she woke up?" Are you tired? Are you sleepy after spending the whole night?"

"I don't know him either. Just give me the medicine and I'll drink it myself."

Wei Ruo felt that he was already full of life, and it would be a bit pretentious to let others give him medicine.

Xiumei did not force Wei Ruo this time and gave her the medicine bowl.

After Wei Ruo drank the medicine, he sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that I spent this New Year's Eve like this. I passed by in a daze and didn't even keep the New Year's Eve. My second brother did, but he and I both kept the New Year's Eve." ."

"I say this is a good sign. The pain of last year has been left behind, and this year will be a smooth and peaceful year!" Xiumei said.

"My Meimei's mouth is sweet, I like it!"

"Miss, you are the one who knows how to make me happy!"

"Meimei, you can cook me some pig's trotters for lunch later!"

"Pig's trotters?"

"Yes, pig's trotters. I'm suddenly craving for pig's trotters."

"But Miss, you have just recovered from your illness, so you need to be more relaxed, right?"

"You only need to supplement protein if you are sick."

"Then I'll make you some pig's feet soup." Xiumei compromised.

"I want to eat braised with soybeans, so it's so soft and tender that it melts in your mouth."

"It seems that you are really well, Miss, and your appetite is so good." Xiumei said helplessly.

"I know that Meimei is the best!"

Wei Ruo and Xiumei talked and laughed for a while, and then forgot about what happened just now.

Wei Ruo was about to get up, and Xiumei brought new clothes.

Wei Ruo's eyes couldn't help but soften when she saw the new clothes, because the new clothes were sewn by the nanny herself and brought over by someone years ago.

"Obviously it was no longer the time when she was poor in the countryside, but she still didn't forget to sew clothes for me herself."

Wei Ruo's hands gently touched the clothes, and the soft material felt like the nanny gave her.

At the beginning, Wei Ruo was too young, had no control over his body, couldn't walk well, and couldn't speak convincingly, so naturally he couldn't make money stably.

You can only make some lucky money by relying on some random opportunities.

The servants of the He family withheld the monthly money from Wei Ruo, so Wei Ruo had no money to buy new clothes during the Chinese New Year. Her new clothes in those years were all sewn by the wet nurse.

Later, as Wei Ruo grew up, the wet nurse and the others began to believe what Wei Ruo said, and they got money together with Wei Ruo, and their lives gradually became richer.

But the nanny has never changed this habit.

Even though Wei Ruo has become a princess now, and the nanny herself has become a general's wife, and she is still helping Wei Ruo take care of business, she still does not forget to sew new clothes for Wei Ruo for the New Year.

"It's a pity that we can't celebrate the New Year together this year. Brother Xiaoyong will have to come back after the New Year. Even if he comes back, he will go to his own mansion in Taizhou Prefecture, which is thousands of miles away from the capital." Xiumei said sadly. said.

Now they are living a good life, but it is a pity that everyone is far apart and can no longer get together as happily as before.

"Meimei, don't be sad, I believe we will be able to get together again soon." Wei Ruo comforted her. "Really?"

"Well, as long as the Japanese pirate rebellion is completely put down, Brother Xiaoyong and most of the soldiers will be able to go home from time to time." Wei Ruodao.

"I hope this day can come soon!" Xiumei said with great expectation.

Wei Ruo lowered his head and looked at the new clothes again: "By the way, there are also the second brother's new New Year clothes. I should have given them to him during the New Year's Eve yesterday, but I forgot about this illness."

Wei Ruo specially asked someone to make it for Wei Jinyi years ago, and asked Xiaobei specifically for the size.

The material was chosen by Wei Ruo. It was the best material produced in her own workshop, but Wei Ruo really didn't know how to make clothes.

Wei Ruo doesn't know anything about female workers, and she doesn't know if she has any talent. She has tried martial arts, and knows that she is really not good at it. As for female workers, she has never tried it. She didn't have the chance in her previous life, and her nanny didn't let her do it in this life. Learn this.

"Then let me take it to the prince now." Xiumei said.

"I'd better go by myself." Wei Ruodao.

"Miss, you should get more rest now, and it's cold outside now. What should you do if you get frozen again just now? It's better to stay in the house honestly."

"My dear Meimei, how long have I been sleeping? I remember it was still dark when I went to bed last night. It's almost three o'clock in the morning now, and I'm still lying down. I must be sick." Wei Ruo blinked her eyes and said coquettishly to Xiumei.

"But that's not what the lady said before. The lady said that we are all sick people. If we don't take a good rest, what do we want to do? Do we want to go to heaven? People who are sick should have the consciousness of being sick, and if they can, they will not get sick. , you have to recognize it when you are sick."

Xiumei imitated Wei Ruo and repeated what Wei Ruo had said before.

"Meimei, this seems to be what I said to Brother Xiaoyong, right?"

That time Xu Zhengyong probably sprained his foot while practicing martial arts.

"Yes, I said it to Brother Xiaoyong. I was there at the time, so I listened carefully."

"Okay, okay, I'll lie down." Wei Ruo admitted his defeat.

Hey, her Mei Mei is usually cute and cute, and very obedient to her words. But when it comes to things related to her body, she turns into a housekeeper. It's such a happy trouble.

At noon, Xiumei cooked a large table of dishes, including the pig's feet stewed with soybeans that Wei Ruo ordered.

Also cooked chicken, duck and fish.

There are also several fresh vegetables: Chinese cabbage, rapeseed, and radishes. These are all grown by Wei Ruo in the yard and picked before burning.

The price of vegetables and meat has risen sharply recently, and it is still difficult to buy fresh vegetables outside.

There is not much shortage in the palace. Fresh fruits and vegetables in the capital are first supplied to the palace, and then to several palaces. Prince Rui's palace has the highest priority among them.

But the ones delivered are not as fresh as the ones picked directly at home.

Then Wei Ruo asked people to invite Wei Jinyi over. Normally, the two of them would not eat together, but now the New Year is a little different.

When Wei Jin also arrived, he had already put on the new clothes Wei Ruo had given him.

The gray cloak and the big fur collar wrapped around his entire neck, making him look very warm.

After entering the house, he took off the cloak and took off the velvet satin embroidered gold brocade robe that was darker than the cloak.

But I saw that he had added a small fur collar to the clothes underneath, so that even if he took off the cloak, the red spots on his neck were still invisible.

Wei Ruo looked at it and said with a smile: "Second brother really looks good in anything he wears."

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"The clothes Ruoer prepared are good-looking." Wei Jin also replied.

"No, no, no, second brother is still good-looking." Wei Ruo insisted.

"Ruo'er, don't praise me anymore."

Wei Jin did not look directly at Wei Ruo, and answered in a very soft voice.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker. The second brother was said to be shy by her.

She never gets tired of teasing her second brother, and the more she does it, the more addicted she becomes.

Then they sat down and had lunch together.

After lunch, Wei Jin also talked to Wei Ruo about some recent events in the capital.

Mainly due to disasters in various places, the Japanese pirate rebellion on the southeast coast and the movements of the Jurchen tribe in the northeast.

Wei Ruo suddenly thought of something: "Second brother, as the disaster worsens this year, a peasant uprising may break out, and some rampant bandit gangs may appear in various places."

Wei Ruo remembered that in the original work, Chu Lan took money to provide disaster relief, and then encountered a group of thieves. This group was called grass bandits by the court, but these people thought they could not survive and were forced to revolt.

In the original work, Wei Qingwan was taken with him that time. The two experienced a life and death disaster, and their relationship was sublimated.

The plot of the two of them working together in this life will not happen, but the natural disasters have not changed, so the thieves' gang should still exist.

Wei Ruo didn't know whether this matter would have any impact on the court situation, so she thought of it and told Wei Jinyi.

Hearing this, Wei Jin also thought for a moment and then said: "Ruo'er's guess is very likely to happen, so I will make plans in advance."

"Yeah." Wei Ruo nodded.

Wei Jin also continued: "I also have something to tell you. It is the news that Zhang Yi brought back just before I came here. Xu Zhengyong will be transferred to the Northeast."

"Brother Xiaoyong is going to be transferred?" Wei Ruo asked.

Xiumei standing aside suddenly looked at Wei Jinyi, her ears pricked up, her expression focused.

"Well, the Jurchen tribe in the Northeast is about to make a move and needs to send more troops just in case. Xu Zhengyong took the initiative to go there."

"Brother Xiaoyong volunteered?" Wei Ruo showed a somewhat doubtful expression.

"Well, that's the news I got. The specific reason is not clear yet." Wei Jin also replied.

"Then when will he take office?"

"There's no rush, he will come to the capital first before taking up his post." Wei Jin also said.

Xiumei's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but ask, "When are you coming here?"

After asking, Xiumei realized that she had exceeded the rules, and immediately covered her mouth and said apologetically: "You deserve to die, I shouldn't have interrupted the conversation between the prince and the lady."

"It doesn't matter, you are not Ruo'er's slave, and you are certainly not mine, so there is no need to be restrained." Wei Jin also said to Xiumei.

Then Wei Jin also answered Xiumei's question just now: "It is estimated that we can arrive in the capital before the Lantern Festival."

"Then I can celebrate the Lantern Festival with Brother Xiaoyong!" Xiumei said happily.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but look happy, and couldn't help but look forward to the Lantern Festival.

Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion has also been very lively this year, because Wei Mingting is back.

Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei were particularly happy. Their youngest son, who had always been taciturn, had now become the pillar of the family and held up the lintel of the Wei family. The two elders were deeply pleased.

Happy and sad at the same time, looking at Sanfang's side, Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong laughed a little insincerely. Now that the second elder is still there, everyone celebrates the Chinese New Year together, and they also get involved in Sanfang's glory. When the second elder is gone, with Sanfang's current behavior, they may not even be able to drink broth.

In the past, when Wei Mingting was away and they came to see Wei Yichen, Wei Yichen would always find various ways to avoid seeing them. Even if he allowed them to see them, he would leave after saying a few words, or directly change the topic, in short, not giving them a chance to talk with him in detail. Business.

Now that Wei Mingting was at home, the two of them went to find Wei Mingting together.

In the end, Wei Mingting gave an even simpler answer: I am away from home all year round, and Yichen takes charge of all affairs in the house.

Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong talked in front of him for a long time. At one time they said that he was the head of the family and it was him who should make decisions, and they should not obey the juniors in everything. At another time they said that Wei Yichen was just starting out and acted inappropriately.

But Wei Mingting had taken the weight and made up his mind. No matter what his two brothers said, he would give the same response and respond to all changes with the same attitude, which made Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong, who were full of words, unable to do anything.

The second room of the Wei family.

Mr. Bai was calculating and calculating in her room, and the more she calculated, the angrier she became.

"You should think of a way. Now that the money for the third bedroom is no longer paid to the public, the parents' money is taken care of by themselves. If we are responsible for our own profits and losses, we won't have enough money at all!"

"Why isn't there enough? Didn't we get some shops? There are also your dowry, so many shops, fields and houses! Even if the harvest is not as good as in previous years, we can still live in this life!"

"Don't you know how the prices of food and vegetables have risen in the capital now?"

"This..." Wei Mingyong really didn't know very well, but he had heard about it once or twice.

Wei Mingyong thought about it seriously and then said, "Won't Prince Yu's side concubine be returning to the palace tomorrow? Why don't you ask her to get the one thousand taels back?"

"Are you crazy?"

"What's the point? Anyway, after the last incident, the relationship between you and her has been completely broken off. Prince Yu has no support for the Qi family and has no chance to be the crown prince. Wei Qingwan signed the IOU for you in black and white. Now, now It is natural for us to repay debts, even if she is a princess, it is within our rights."

"What you said seems to make sense…"

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, according to Daye custom, the daughter who got married last year will go back to the house with her husband on the second day of the Lunar New Year to pay New Year greetings to her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

The two girls from the Wei family got married last year, so Uncle Zhongyi's house was prepared early and waiting to welcome the two girls Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan back home.

If Wei came by himself, Wei Jin did not accompany him, but only brought a group of followers.

And Wei Qingwan entered the Wei family accompanied by King Yu Chu Heng.

This is unexpected, but it is reasonable.

Logically speaking, if Wei is the royal concubine, it would be reasonable for the prince to accompany her back to her natal home for New Year greetings, but Prince Rui is ill.

Wei Qingwan is just a side concubine. Prince Yu's main concubine entered the family in the same year as her. Prince Yu should not accompany her on the second day of the new year this year.

But the Qi family collapsed, and Prince Yu's wife and concubine also lost her natal family.

Members of the Wei family welcomed Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan and Yu Wang Chu Heng into the door.

After the three of them entered the door, Wei Mingting, Yunshi and Wei Yichen first saluted Wei Ruo and three others according to their dignity.

Then everyone took their seats in the hall.

Wei Mingting and Yunshi were sitting in the high hall opposite the gate, Wei Ruoting was sitting on the left, Wei Yichen was sitting on the right, and Chu Heng and Wei Qingwan were sitting on the right.

The servants served tea and cakes to everyone.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Mingting. He hadn't seen him for a long time. Wei Mingting's complexion was darker, probably due to the sea breeze.

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But the person's mental state seemed to be very good, but his expression was still as serious as ever.

Only when his eyes glanced at Wei Ruo, there was an imperceptible smile and softness on his face.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chu Heng had someone give him a New Year's greeting.

After the gift list was presented, Wei Mingting and Yun looked at it.

Wei Mingting and Yun couldn't help but look at each other, with surprise in their eyes.

As a New Year's greeting, this gift from King Yu is a bit expensive.

Moreover, their daughter is a concubine, so this is somewhat inappropriate.

After thinking for a moment, Mrs. Yun thanked King Yu and said, "Your Highness, King Yu, you are so polite."

Yun's face was filled with joy. Although it was unexpected, it was a good thing.

The fact that Prince Yu can accompany Wanwan back today and prepare such generous gifts for them is enough to show that Wanwan is living a very good life in Prince Yu's house.

After the last incident, she worried several times that Wanwan would be left out, and even worried that she would commit suicide for her reputation. Now it seems that her worries are unnecessary.

"This is what it should be. It is my blessing that the two elders have raised such an outstanding daughter for me." Chu Heng said.

"It is my blessing that I can serve the prince," Yun said.

Wei Qingwan lowered her head shyly, her eyes looking at Chu Heng full of tenderness.

After a moment, Wei Qingwan slowly raised her head and looked at Wei Ruo, who was sitting diagonally across from her: "The gift prepared by my sister should be more generous than ours. This can be considered as a way to attract others."

With one sentence, Wei Ruo, who was drinking tea leisurely and had no intention of participating in this matter, was lifted out.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Qingwan with a smile and did not respond immediately.

Wei Qingwan smiled sweetly again and said, "Sister, please don't show off. I have prepared some generous gifts so that my sister can learn more."

I still remember that when the old lady celebrated her birthday, Wei Qingwan mainly gave gifts in a clever way, because she was not favored in the palace at that time and did not have much money with her.

Wei Qingwan could only buy some very common items that the old man liked, such as calligraphy and painting, jade, and porcelain, so she chose to express her feelings. However, she was overwhelmed by the gifts that Wei Ruo took casually at that time.

At that time, Wei Qingwan was actually sad, but due to her situation at the time, she had no ability to fight back.

Now times have changed, and Wei Qingwan's status has changed. When he returned home to pay New Year's greetings, not only was Prince Yu personally accompanying him, but he also prepared a generous New Year's greeting gift. Wei Qingwan felt that she could take this opportunity to win back a victory, and also make Wei Ruo look bad. .

Wei Ruo smiled lightly. She originally didn't plan to give a New Year's gift at this time, but now that Wei Qingwan had spoken, she had no choice but to give the gift.

Wei Ruo turned around and gave Xiumei a look.

Xiumei immediately turned around and went out, and then Wei Ruo said to Wei Mingting: "I prepared some small gifts for father, and I hope he won't dislike them."

"A gift is a gift from the heart. No matter what it is, as long as it is prepared by Ruoer, my father will not dislike it." Wei Mingting replied.

Then I saw Xiumei bringing in a few boxes and placing them in the center of the hall.

Everything is packed in ordinary large wooden boxes, without red cloth or decoration, simple and crude.

Xiumei asked people to open the wooden boxes. Inside were ten jars of thyme, a large box of pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and several boxes of cloth.

Chu Heng looked at the center of the hall and found that these items were all popular items in the capital last year. Many of them were for sale only, and sometimes they had to queue up to buy them. Chu Heng himself had no interest in these objects, but because of the pursuit of some people in the capital, he couldn't help but understand a little bit about them.

For example, the old man of the Lu family liked thyme very much, so he specially sent someone to buy some for the Lu family.

As for the cloths, they seemed to be sold by Caiyunjian. Shijing had bought some to make clothes before and made a few clothes for him. She even mentioned that the cloths might not be sold outside for a long time and might be selected. As a tribute, it will no longer be worn by ordinary people.

"Ruo'er is interested." Wei Mingting looked at Wei Ruo with a kind smile on his face.

"Ruo'er spent a lot of money buying so many things." Yun said afterward.

"It's nothing, it didn't cost much." Wei Ruodao.

The market has been bad recently, and the sales of her luxury items for nobles have not been very good, so she just gave them away to clear the inventory.

Hearing this, Chu Heng couldn't help but said: "The ninth brother and sister are really rich. As far as I know, these things are not cheap."

"Really? The things in my shop don't cost much money." Wei Ruo replied.

Things from your own shop?

What's the meaning?

Those present, Wei Mingting, Yun Shi, Wei Yichen, Chu Heng and Wei Qingwan all showed doubtful expressions to varying degrees.

"Why do you say this, Ninth Brother and Sister? As far as I know, your thyme comes from a small workshop, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone come from Sibao Zhai, and the fabric is sold exclusively by Caiyunjian." Chu Heng said.

"The prince knows these things very clearly." Wei Ruodao.

"I am not a stubborn person. These items have been popular in the capital for a while, and I have learned something about them." Chu Heng replied.

"The Baili Winery and Sibaozhai are my shops, so naturally I don't need to spend much money." Wei Ruo replied.

What?

Baili Winery and Sibao Zhai are Wei Qingruo's shops?

she? A woman's family?

Generally, the shop owned by a woman's family comes from gifts from her natal family or her husband, either as a dowry or as property of her husband's family.

The Wei family has never given Wei Ruo a shop like this. How could Wei Ruo have two such profitable shops?

"Ruo'er, don't be ridiculous, how could Baili Winery and Sibaozhai be your shops?" Yun couldn't help but said.

"It's my fault. I kept hiding this from my parents. I also know that it's not good for the girl's family to do this outside. It would be a disgrace to the Wei family's reputation if people knew about it. Therefore, these shops have been run under the name of my friend. Now I no longer have these worries, and the prince is not worried about my reputation being ruined, so he left it back in my hands." Wei Ruo explained in a calm tone.

The world is like this. The more powerful you are, the less you need to abide by those red tape rules.

Especially when she doesn't care about reputation, things become much easier to handle.

Listening to Wei Ruo's words, everyone in the hall did not respond for a long time.

Wei Ruo's few understatement words gave a huge shock to several people.

The store she was talking about was not an ordinary shop, especially Baili Winery and Sibaozhai, which had interacted with several of them.

Yun's expression looked very complicated. At first it was surprise, then it turned into disbelief, and then there was pain in his eyes.

Chu Heng was so surprised that his eyebrows furrowed, and his eyes were fixed on Wei Ruo for a long time.

Wei Qingwan pursed her lips and clenched her hands hidden in her sleeves so hard that her nails dug into her flesh.

Chapter 550 The limelight gave her another chance

Wei Yichen stared at Wei Ruo with deep eyes, but his thoughts were deep, making it difficult to read his emotional changes simply from his expression.

In comparison, Wei Mingting's reaction was the most indifferent. A look of surprise flashed across his face, but he soon calmed down. It seemed that although he was a little surprised by this incident, it was not to the point of being surprised.

After a while, Chu Heng took the lead and said to Wei Ruo: "Ninth brother and sister are very discerning. What you are doing is no longer an ordinary business, it is also a science."

"It's not that big of a deal. It's just that my parents didn't take care of me in the past. I was a little more relaxed and did things as I pleased. I didn't do any serious learning like a lady, but I learned a lot of heresy. In the past, I didn't dare to talk about it for fear of being criticized by others. It's a joke, now my prince doesn't mind, and I don't mind either, so I won't hide it deliberately."

Wei Ruo then turned to Wei Mingting and Yunshi and said, "I hope my parents won't be blamed."

Yun Shi just wanted to ask Wei Ruo why she had kept it secret from her parents, but Wei Ruo said something in front of her, so it was hard for her to ask.

Wei Mingting said: "There is nothing to blame on you. My father can't help you. It's your ability to do something on your own. My father is happy for you."

Chu Heng also followed up and said: "If Princess Rui is a man, she will be a pillar of the world."

Listening to the praises of Wei Ruo from others in the hall, Wei Qingwan's face turned ugly.

Why did Wei Qingruo still get the limelight despite all the twists and turns? Even His Royal Highness Prince Yu kept praising her!

Mingming Wei Qingruo, as a noble daughter of a noble family, did not adhere to women's ethics and started doing business like those unworthy merchants. Why was she still praised by everyone?

Is it because the world is not at peace now, or because of the food harvests in various places? In this way, can we throw aside the training of women who have passed down the tradition for thousands of years?

Not aware of the displeasure of Wei Qingwan next to him, Chu Heng was still amazed that Wei Ruo was the mastermind behind these two shops: "I don't know who the master of the nine younger brothers and sisters is, but I am very interested and want to meet him. "

Chu Heng's interest in Wei Ruo's master is not something new today. Ever since Wei Ruo presented the divine cannon, Chu Heng has been interested in her mysterious master.

And Chu Heng felt that if Wei Ruo, a female prostitute, could achieve this, it must have something to do with the master she met.

"My master likes to travel around. It has been many years since I last saw him, and I don't know where he is now." Wei Ruo replied.

Her medical master is not in this world. Chu Heng wants to find her master. If he can travel through time like her after death, it is possible to see him.

As for her other teachers, they were teachers at various stages and various books. Chu Heng imagined that the same method was used.

Chu Heng couldn't help but look disappointed: "What a pity. The master of the ninth brother and sister must be a genius in this world. It's a pity that I can't meet him. If he could meet him earlier, he would be entrusted with important tasks."

Wei Ruo smiled, no matter how Chu Heng showed his thirst for talents, there was no way he could achieve his wish.

Chu Heng continued to sigh: "The relief work for the victims has not stopped these days, and the food reserves in Prince Rui's Mansion are really amazing."

"I just happened to save some." Wei Ruodao.

"Did the ninth brothers and sisters hear some news in advance and make preparations in advance?"

"It's just good luck. Your Highness Prince Yu must have heard that I like farming. I have long wanted to grow vegetables and raise chickens in the palace. I was a little embarrassed when I first entered the palace. Later I found out that the prince also likes it, so I didn't know what to do. I'm worried."

Chu Heng said with a smile: "Our great cause has been experiencing bad weather for three consecutive years, and the food harvest has been poor. What our nine brothers and sisters can do is exactly what my great cause needs most now."

What Wei Qingruo did in peacetime was not in line with the code of conduct of a lady from a noble family, but in special times, she was praised and praised for her behavior. Wei Ruo replied: "I was just messing around. Fortunately, the prince is considerate of me and is willing to let me do whatever I want."

Wei Qingwan smiled and said, "Sister is so lucky. The prince relies on my sister for everything."

"Yes, I also feel that I am very lucky to be able to marry my prince. Although my prince is not in good health, he said that he would treat me wholeheartedly, only me." Wei Ruo smiled lightly. responded.

The smile on Wei Qingwan's face was a little stiff.

After talking for a while, the servants served snacks to several people.

Yunshi explained with a slight smile: "These rice dumplings are stuffed with meat and are more common in the south. Nowadays in the capital, everyone eats rice dumplings stuffed with red bean paste. The two princesses live in the south all year round, so they eat more meat-filled dumplings. I thought you would rarely eat it after returning to the capital, so I specially prepared some for you as a snack today."

Wei Qingwan picked up the bowl and just scooped up one, when she suddenly felt nauseated before eating it.

Frightened so much, Yun got up quickly and asked her servants to check the situation.

Because of what happened with the Bai family last time, everyone in the Wei family is now extra careful about eating.

Wei Qingwan's vomiting really scared her, and she was really afraid that something would happen again.

"It's okay, it's okay." Wei Qingwan waved her hand, "It has nothing to do with the food prepared by my mother. It's because of my fault. I've been feeling unwell for two days."

Yunshi breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then suddenly thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked: "Has the concubine asked for a pulse?"

Wei Qingwan lowered her head shyly and replied in a low voice: "Please, but the doctor in the mansion said it's still early and nothing can be done."

Hearing this, Chu Heng on the side said happily: "Wanwan is happy? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Wei Qingwan explained: "The relationship has not been determined yet, so I don't dare to say anything nonsense."

"Whether you feel uncomfortable or not, you should tell me." Chu Heng said with concern.

"It's okay, it's nothing serious, I just can't eat a little and I feel nauseated when I smell the meat, but there's nothing else." Wei Qingwan explained.

Yunshi said hurriedly: "Then I will ask the kitchen to make some lighter food for you in a while, and then make you some tonic soup. You can drink a little bit of it, so as not to ruin your health by not eating all the time."

"Yes." Wei Qingwan agreed obediently.

Chu Heng said with a happy face: "Mother-in-law is right, you must take good care of your body. Regardless of whether you have children or not, you always have to eat something."

"Yeah." Wei Qingwan shyly lowered her head.

Then when others didn't notice, Wei Qingwan slowly raised her head and looked at Wei Ruo, her eyes full of provocation, as if to say to Wei Ruo, so what if you have money? So what if you can open a shop? can you get pregnant? Can you give birth to an heir for Prince Rui?

Chapter 551 Extreme joy leads to sorrow

However, Wei Qingwan cannot stimulate Wei Ruo at all, and the pregnancy is not important to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Qingwan being surrounded by everyone with an expression on his face.

She neither needs to have children to gain favor, nor does she need to have children to prove her worth.

She knew that in the world she lived in, women often valued mother and child, but in Wei Ruo's understanding, children should only be born with the person they love when they are both ready. Whether he is alive or not, there is nothing to criticize and nothing to be proud of.

Because it was learned that Wei Qingwan was most likely pregnant, and that this was Prince Yu's first child, Wei Qingwan suddenly became the object of everyone's attention and protection.

Wei Qingwan's face was filled with happiness, and she really enjoyed everyone's concern for her at this moment.

At this time, someone from the Wei family came to report that someone from Huiren's store outside sent an IOU, which was a written receipt for the concubine of King Yu to borrow a thousand taels.

Hearing this, Wei Mingting and Chu Heng looked surprised and both looked at Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan was immersed in happiness just now, but her face turned stiff the next moment.

An IOU of one thousand taels!

Of course Wei Qingwan remembered that she had signed one!

Yunshi frowned and looked away. This matter had always been a pain in her heart. The scene of her daughter's disobedience to her was still vivid in her mind.

Wei Ruo raised her eyebrows, a little surprised. She knew about this IOU, but it was signed to the Bai family.

Wei Ruo is curious about how this IOU got to Huiren Store?

She has been running a shop in the capital for some time, and she has heard about Huiren Store. Sun Sanniang told her not to mess with Huiren Store easily, because the Marquis of Jinglan Mansion is behind Huiren Store.

There is a fundamental difference between whether the person asking for debt today is Bai's or Huiren Shop.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Qingwan again, her face had changed from shy just now to livid. I wonder if this could be regarded as extreme joy leading to sadness?

After Wei Mingting was silent for a moment, he asked his servant to hand over the IOU.

He took it in his hand and looked at it carefully. Wei Qingwan's name was written in black and white on it, and his fingerprints were pressed on it.

And Wei Qingwan's reaction also showed that this was true.

Looking at his wife's reaction, it seems that she already knew about this IOU.

Wei Mingting lowered his eyes and asked the servant who came to report: "What did the person who sent this IOU say?"

The key IOU was given directly. If the Wei family tore up the IOU now, it would be considered as if the matter was over, and it would be useless for the other party to sue the government again.

"The other party didn't say anything, he just asked the villain to hand over the IOU to the master."

Huiren Store did not ask for money and directly returned the IOU.

Wei Mingting tightened his hand holding the IOU.

Wei Mingting turned to look at Wei Qingwan. If his daughter was not married, he could question her carefully at this moment, but now that she is married, it is not his turn to discipline her, not to mention that she is still Prince Yu's side concubine. His status does not allow him to discipline anyone.

Wei Mingting said coldly: "This happened before your marriage. It is my fault as a father. As a father, I will repay this thousand taels of silver for you."

The other party did not ask the Wei family to pay money, but Wei Mingting could not pretend that nothing happened and refuse to pay back the debt.

Wei Qingwan was so nervous that she didn't dare to look directly into Wei Mingting's eyes, and her hands were crossed in confusion. Chu Heng hurriedly said to Wei Mingting: "Father-in-law, Wanwan is already a member of Prince Yu's Palace. Naturally, these one thousand taels should come from Prince Yu's Palace. How can I trouble my father-in-law to spend money?"

One thousand taels is not a big deal to Prince Yu's Mansion, so Chu Heng is naturally willing to pay this money in exchange for the Wei family's favor for him.

Wei Mingting said: "It's okay for me to discipline you, but if you teach me bad things, it's my responsibility. I can't trouble His Royal Highness Prince Yu."

At this time, Wei Yichen, who had been silent, spoke up: "Father, you don't have to blame yourself. My mother had repeatedly dissuaded me from this matter. It was the second sister who insisted on doing this. The second sister has always had big ideas. Even if you were there at the time, you might not be able to stop it. It's her."

Wei Yichen's words seemed to be persuading Wei Mingting, but they secretly revealed their family's attitude towards Wei Qingwan and Wei Qingwan's behavior at home before getting married.

How could Wei Qingwan not hear it? When she heard this, she felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet, and her stomach was churning again. But this time when she vomited again, everyone just looked at her and did not immediately express concern.

Wei Qingwan looked at Chu Heng nervously. There was not much expression on Chu Heng's face. He still looked modest.

Then Wei Yichen stood up, clasped his fists and said to Chu Heng: "Your Highness, what happened today is the fault of my Wei family. This money was owed by my second sister before her marriage. Even though I don't want to admit that the person who did such a clumsy act is a girl from my Wei family." She is my sister, this is still the responsibility of my Wei family, and it should be returned by my Wei family."

Wei Ruo stared at Wei Yichen on the right, savoring his words.

These words sounded like an apology to Chu Heng, but they also vaguely revealed the information that he and Wei Qingwan had a bad relationship. It was difficult for Wei Ruo not to suspect that Wei Yichen did this deliberately.

"Brother, you don't have to be polite. We are a family, and the affairs of the Wei family are also my business, not to mention Wanwan's business." Chu Heng replied.

The two of them were polite. In the end, Wei Mingting, no matter what Chu Heng said, asked someone to pick up the banknote and handed it over to the people from Huiren Store to take it away.

On the way from the hall to Anxin Garden, Wei Ruo found a space to talk to Wei Yichen alone.

She walked up and asked Wei Yichen: "Is the IOU arranged by my eldest brother today?"

Wei Ruo felt that it was unlikely that Mr. Bai would have thought of what happened today.

She gave the IOU to Huiren Store and asked Huiren Store to ask for money.

Huiren Shop was very smart. He would not directly ask for money to offend the Wei family and Prince Yu's Mansion. He chose to return the IOU very politely.

With Wei Mingting's character, it is impossible for him to just accept the IOU and not repay the money.

In this way, Bai not only got the money, but also avoided the trouble of coming forward, killing two birds with one stone.

Wei Yichen said indifferently: "I just provided a way for Mrs. Bai to get the money back. She couldn't get the money directly herself, so she chose to sell the IOU to an outside shop for 800 taels of silver. The shop came to ask for the money and got back a One thousand taels, earn the difference of two hundred taels."

"I think Huiren Store is willing to take over this business because of my elder brother's sake, right?" Wei Ruodao.

"Huiren Shop is a business owner. They can earn two hundred taels of silver just by making one trip. There is no reason for them not to do this business." Wei Yichen did not answer directly.

"It seems that the second brother still hasn't forgiven Wei Qingwan." Wei Ruodao.

"Why should I forgive someone who almost killed me?" Wei Yichen asked.

Chapter 552 Shut your mouth

Then Wei Yichen looked at Wei Ruo with his cold and deep eyes, "Now you know, I am a very vengeful person."

"Then I have to be more careful in the future and try not to offend you." Wei Ruo said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Then Wei Ruo looked around and saw that King Yu was looking for Wei Yichen, so he quickened his pace and distanced himself from Wei Yichen.

After Wei Ruo walked a little further, Wei Yichen murmured in his mouth: "You are different."

Chu Heng walked up to Wei Yichen and asked with a smile: "What were the uncle and the ninth brother and sister talking about just now?"

"It's nothing important, Princess Rui is asking about the physical condition of her humble grandparents."

Chu Heng looked at Wei Ruo's retreating figure and said, "Jiu Jiu is really a wonderful person who is proficient in many skills. She is a rare talent. It's a pity that she is a woman."

"Princess Rui is fine as she is now," Wei Yichen said.

"That's true, but it's a pity that my ninth brother is really weak, otherwise the ninth brother and his sister could be like the current King Huai and Princess Huai, a pair of gods and immortals that everyone admires."

Wei Yichen did not answer these words, the look on his face was meaningful.

When he arrived at the door of Anxinyuan, Wei Ruo was still thinking about what happened just now.

Wei Ruojue felt that from Wei Yichen's secret revenge on Wei Qingwan, it can be seen that he is now deeply thoughtful. With him now, it should not be a problem to gain a foothold in the officialdom.

Following that, Wei Ruo entered Anxin Garden.

Still in the yard, Wei Ruo heard Wei Qingwan's sobs coming from the house.

At the same time, there was Yun's comforting voice: "Don't cry. You are pregnant with the child now. It is a critical time. If you cry and hurt the child, it will really outweigh the gain and loss."

"Brother, what he said today is clearly to distance himself from me."

"Yichen's words may not mean what you think. It's just that this happened today and he had to say a few words to appease His Highness Prince Yu." Yunshi consoled him.

"But...brother has always been strict in his speech. If he cares about me, he will definitely not speak like this."

"Don't think too much. This kid Yichen is upright and frank, and he doesn't have so many thoughts." Yunshi replied.

"But what I said today fell into the ears of the prince. I don't know what he will think of me. Mother, what should I do?"

"This..." Yun didn't know how to comfort him.

When he said this, Wei Ruo walked in, and the two people in the room immediately stopped talking.

"Ruo'er, you're here." Yun stood up and walked towards Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo reacted indifferently and sat down on the Taishi chair next to her. Then she waved her hands to Yunshi and Wei Qingwan: "You can continue, you can pretend that I don't exist."

Wei Ruo has nowhere else to go at the moment. Wei Mingting is talking to King Yu Chu Heng. She will have to wait a little longer to find him.

Wei Qingwan's tears were still hanging in her eyes, whether they fell out or were held back.

"Ruo'er..." Mrs. Yun looked a little embarrassed, and then deliberately changed the subject and said, "Ruo'er, you see that Wanwan came in later than you and already had good news. When will you get good news? "

"My prince is weak and cannot be impatient."

Wei Jinyi's poor health is really a universal excuse that can be used at any time. "That's true..." Yun thought for a moment and then said, "Mother knows that Tongdetang in Beijing sells a medicine that specializes in treating male deficiency syndrome. It is said to be very effective and has no side effects. Maybe Prince Rui can use it..."

"Does mother really hope that I can give birth to a child for Prince Rui?" Wei Ruo interrupted.

"Hey." Mrs. Yun sighed, "Ruo'er, mother is doing this for your own good. Prince Rui is in poor health and I don't know how long he can live. Once he passes away, your life will be difficult. But if you can do anything for him, Anyone who gives birth to a son and a half-daughter will have someone to rely on in the future."

"Let's talk about it later." Wei Ruo smiled and did not refute, because she felt that the refutation was not very significant, and it would be difficult for her to persuade Yun to accept her idea.

What's more, the actual relationship between her and Prince Rui is not at all what Yunshi thought.

Wei Qingwan raised her eyes and looked at Wei Ruo, asking: "Sister, since Sibaozhai and Baili Winery are both owned by my sister, why didn't you tell the truth? In order for my eldest brother to get the opportunity to become a disciple of the Zanglin layman, my mother It took a lot of effort to qualify, but my sister didn't say a word and didn't reveal anything about it."

Wei Qingwan's question brought Yun's thoughts back to this matter. She wanted to ask Wei Ruo just now, but because of the presence of King Yu, she couldn't ask directly.

Yunshi asked: "Yes, why haven't I heard you mention this before? Why do you just see my mother worrying about your elder brother?"

"Has mother ever trusted me before?" Wei Ruo asked Yunshi.

Yunshi was stunned for a moment.

"Have you ever stood by my side when Wei Qingwan slandered me?" Wei Ruo asked again.

Yunshi was speechless.

"Wasn't my mother very opposed to what I did? If my mother knew that I had started a business outside, wouldn't my mother call me to reprimand me and ask me to stop doing this?" Wei Ruo asked again. .

Yunshi was speechless when asked by Wei Ruo.

That's right. If she knew that her daughter was opening a shop and doing business behind her back when she was in Taizhou Prefecture, she would definitely object.

That is what humble merchants do. How can her daughter, a daughter of an uncle, do it?

If this spreads out, won't it ruin your reputation?

That day will not only affect her own marriage, but also Wanwan's marriage.

In other words, her eldest daughter's current status and situation, as well as the current world situation, have been of great help. Otherwise, her behavior would have definitely been ignored.

Seeing that Mrs. Yun was speechless, Wei Qingwan said: "How can I jump to conclusions even if my sister has never tried it? What's more, parents are all wrong in the world. Even if my mother has made mistakes in judgment in the past, my sister should not always hold a grudge. "

"Shut your mouth, you talk too much!" Wei Ruo said directly.

Wei Qingwan was startled by Wei Ruo's words, and then her eyes turned red, and the tears she had just held back burst into her eyes again.

"Cry, cry, cry, do you have any other tricks besides crying to cover up your guilty conscience and incompetence? You have changed from the second lady of the Wei family to the concubine of King Yu, but your virtue has not changed at all!" Wei Ruo asked.

Yunshi said hurriedly: "Ruo'er, don't scare Wanwan like this. She is pregnant now and cannot cry."

"She doesn't care about her own body, so why should I care about her?" Wei Ruo showed no mercy to the two of them.

"You...why are you talking more and more now..."

Yunshi only dared to say half of what she said, and held back the remaining half when it reached her lips.

Chapter 553

"Don't listen if you don't want to hear it. I just said it when I came in. You can just say what you want, and you can pretend that I don't exist. It's you who insist on telling me this and that." Wei Ruodao.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Wei Ruo's attitude was arrogant and domineering.

But now, not only was Wei Qingwan unable to do anything to her, but Yunshi could only endure it.

She is Prince Rui's concubine, and her status is higher than everyone present. Even now, the emperor praises the talented woman repeatedly.

Now not only is Wei Qingwan, King Yu's concubine, not as good as Wei Ruo, but even King Yu himself may not be as good.

Wei Qingwan's tears flowed more violently, but she didn't dare to cry anymore and covered her mouth, which made her feel even more distressed.

Yunshi didn't know what to do for a while.

At this moment, Cuiping came back, followed by the female doctor from Tongdetang.

There are many doctors in the capital, but not many female doctors. Most of them are kept in various mansions and palaces.

At present, the only famous female doctor in the capital is the one from Tongdetang. It can be said that she is the only one.

Seeing this, Wei Qingwan quickly turned away and secretly wiped her tears.

Yun Shi also quickly changed her expression. With outsiders around, she still had to maintain the dignity that the third wife of the Wei family should have.

"Madam, I brought Doctor Mo here."

"The daughter of the people has met Mrs. Wei."

I saw that the person who came was a woman in her early thirties, wearing a simple blue robe, carrying a medicine box on her back, her hair tied into a woman's bun, her appearance was not eye-catching, but she was definitely not worried. It's the kind of appearance that's very comfortable to look at.

"Doctor Mo, I'm sorry to have to pay you a visit. Please check my daughter's pulse. She's been feeling a little unwell lately," said Yun.

She specifically asked Cuiping to ask Doctor Mo to come over and give Wanwan a look. She heard that Doctor Mo was good at looking after women, which was even better than ordinary doctors.

Mo Qinyue was about to walk to where Wei Qingwan was when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Wei Ruo sitting aside, and her face suddenly lit up with joy.

"Why are you here too?"

Before Wei Ruo could answer, Yun asked, "Doctor Mo know Princess Rui?"

"Princess Rui?" Mo Qinyue turned to look at Wei Ruo, looking a little surprised and said, "Are you Princess Rui?"

Wei Ruo nodded slightly.

Mo Qinyue quickly and respectfully said: "The civilian woman deserves to die. I didn't know the identity of the empress before, so I caused a lot of offense. I hope the empress can forgive me!"

"What's your crime? You didn't offend me before, so how can you forgive me?" Wei Ruodao said.

Mo Qinyue had been extremely respectful towards Wei Ruo before, because Wei Ruo and Xie Ying jointly opened a medical center to treat women. From the nobles to the common people, as long as it was a disease of women, the women's medical center Duzhi.

In order to make the woman feel more at ease when seeing a doctor, Wei Ruo and Xie Ying looked for a woman who knew some medical skills, and Mo Qinyue was the one they found.

Mo Qinyue's father is a doctor, and she also learned medical skills from her father's ears and eyes since she was a child.

When they found Mo Qinyue, Mo Qinyue was facing the dilemma of living on the street. After her husband was seriously injured and bedridden, her brother-in-law wanted to seize their house. Her parents-in-law also supported their brother-in-law.

Wei Ruo helped Mo Qinyue get out of the predicament and asked her to go to the women's medical clinic in Tongdetang for consultation. He also gave her guidance and help in medical skills and provided her husband with a treatment plan. But before today, Mo Qinyue only knew about Wei Ruo's superb medical skills, but did not know Wei Ruo's identity.

Yunshi and Wei Qingwan were confused when they heard the conversation between Wei Ruo and Mo Qinyue.

"How did Doctor Mo and Princess Rui know each other?" asked Yunshi.

Doctor Mo did not answer immediately. She glanced at Wei Ruo first and saw Wei Ruo nodded slightly before answering Yun's question.

"It is really difficult for women to practice medicine and save people because of their abortion. We are in this situation thanks to the help of Princess Rui and the boss of Tongde Hall." Dr. Mo replied.

Hearing this, Yun couldn't help but ask: "Do Princess Rui and the boss of Tongdetang know each other?"

"Yes, shouldn't you know? Doctor Xu has some friendship with Tongdetang, so isn't it normal for me to have friendship with Tongdetang?" Wei Ruo said it very matter of course, in an understatement.

Normal What is normal? Not normal at all!

Wei Qingwan has now cursed Wei Ruo inside and outside her heart.

Where did Wei Qingruo get so many identities? I just learned about the relationship between Baili Winery and Sibaozhai and Wei Qingruo, and now another Tongde Hall has appeared!

When did she toss out these things? She obviously lived in the countryside or in the Wei family before, so how could she stretch her hands so long?

Wei Ruo continued to say to Mo Qinyue: "Don't worry about me, just go about your business."

"Yes." Mo Qinyue came to Wei Qingwan, "Please stretch out your hand and place it on the pulse pillow, and let the lady take your pulse."

"I don't want you to see it! I think you are just a vain person!" Wei Qingwan did not cooperate.

Mo Qinyue stopped with her hand halfway outstretched.

"Wanwan... Doctor Mo is here, please let her take a look."

"Mother, the doctor from Prince Yu's Mansion has already checked it with me. I don't need the doctor from outside." Wei Qingwan said.

"This Doctor Mo is different. She has excellent medical skills, so maybe she can tell." Yun said.

She hoped to see the accurate letter, which would make her feel more at ease.

Wei Qingwan continued: "I don't believe that a woman who doesn't follow the rules of a woman, leaves her paralyzed husband at home without taking care of her, and runs around in public has no good medical skills!"

"This..." Yun looked a little embarrassed.

Mo Qinyue didn't think anything of it. She stood up calmly and said, "Since the concubine is not willing to let the civilian woman diagnose and treat her, the civilian woman will leave first."

Speaking, Mo Qinyue saluted Yunshi and Wei Ruo, turned around and walked outside.

"Doctor Mo..." Yun wanted to stop him, but seeing Wei Qingwan's attitude, he swallowed his words again.

As soon as Dr. Mo left, Wei Qingwan sat there and sobbed softly: "Sister Ruo'er is really capable and has friendship with so many people. There is actually a sister in Tongde Hall. I think she was laughing secretly before coming here. Right? My sister sees my jokes over and over again, pitifully I have always regarded Sister Ruo'er as my own sister. I guess there is no place for me in Sister Ruo'er's heart."

Wei Ruo sneered: "You are really very ill. Your amnesia and paranoia are both very serious. Otherwise, how could you forget the things you did to me so quickly? You are more than capable when no one else is around." You provoked me once, why are you pretending to be innocent in front of others? You have done everything and yet you have to say all the words?"

"When have I ever provoked my sister? Please don't spit blood." Wei Qingwan bit her lower lip, her eyes were red, and she looked innocent.

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"You dare to say that you have never harmed me or provoked me?" Wei Ruodao.

"It was a misunderstanding to trap my sister. I have already explained it before. Either I was deceived by the slave, or the things happened were a bit confusing. I was confused and did not do it intentionally. As for provoking my sister, I can't talk about it. Maybe I was under the influence of the slave. When I feel wronged, I can't help but say a few words to my sister, but it's just a temporary bad mood." Wei Qingwan explained.

"Amnesia? It doesn't matter. I will help you remember it. For example... you deliberately faked your birth date to get the position of concubine." Wei Ruodao.

"You...what did you say?" Wei Qingwan looked stunned.

"You don't think I don't know how you got the position of concubine, do you? You are very smart to make up a story about being a destined noble lady to make Concubine Qi favor you," Wei Ruo said.

"How do you know?" Wei Qingwan blurted out.

This idea was originally thought up by Mr. Qi for her. Mr. Qi said that Concubine Qi would not disclose her criteria for selecting concubines, so no outsiders would know about it.

Mr. Qi only needs to bribe the fortune teller hired by Concubine Qi to tell the birth date that the Wei family made up for her, which means that she is destined to be a noble daughter and a prosperous husband.

At that time, she was in a difficult situation. It was difficult to get married and her future was bleak. Mr. Qi said that he could not marry her. She could only choose to believe Mr. Qi and try to find a chance for her own future.

It has been so long since this happened, and she has successfully become King Yu's concubine. She has almost forgotten about it, but she didn't expect Wei Qingruo to suddenly mention it today.

"Of course it was the former Concubine Qi who told me." Wei Ruodao.

"You…you already knew this?" Wei Qingwan's eyes widened.

"I found out not long after I got married."

"Then why did you..."

"Why haven't you been exposed?"

Why? Of course, it was because she knew that she had to deal with Chu Heng, so it was just right for Wei Qingwan to marry him.

Furthermore, in the original work, Wei Qingwan was going to marry Chu Lan. Now marrying Chu Heng can be regarded as a complete subversion of the original plot. She is naturally happy to see it happen.

If Wei Qingwan didn't keep doing things in front of her like today, constantly provoking her and disgusting her, she might be able to continue waiting.

But now she has changed her mind, and she plans to let Chu Heng know in advance.

Wei Ruo curled her lips and said, "I used to be too lazy to argue with you, but now you act pitiful and innocent in front of me again and again, so no wonder I'm so rude."

Wei Qingwan's eyes were dull, and what Wei Ruo said was like a bomb exploding in her mind, making her brain buzz.

Yun was stunned for a while before reacting: "Ruo'er, your and Wanwan's birthdays are already fixed. It's been so long since it happened and it didn't have any impact on you, so why do you need to mention it again now! "

Wei Ruo sneered, "Didn't I say it? She insisted on provoking it in front of me."

Yunshi said anxiously: "But if this matter spreads, it might be the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"Her position as concubine was obtained through deception. She knew clearly what her real birth date was, and reported the false birth date to Concubine Qi through Qi Zhen, and made up a set of excuses to pretend She is a destined daughter. If this constitutes deceiving the emperor, then the moment she lied to Qi Zhen that she was destined to have a prosperous husband, she was deceiving the emperor!" Wei Ruodao.

Yunshi frowned, and she knew that Wei Ruo's analysis was correct.

If she had known that Wanwan was going to use this method to find herself the position of concubine, she would definitely have stopped her. But now that things are like this, there is no point in her blaming Wanwan anymore.

As a mother, she can't just watch the daughter she raised fall into a place of eternal destruction because of the crime of deceiving the emperor, right?

Even if she is not punished for deceiving the emperor, Wanwan may fall out of favor if Prince Yu learns of her daughter's deception, which is something she, as a mother, never wants to see.

Yunshi begged urgently: "Ruo'er, Wanwan is still pregnant, just take pity on her and don't continue to make this matter worse."

"Making a fuss? She also knows that it's not good to make a fuss? Look what she was doing just now? I deliberately made trouble for her one by one. I, Wei Qingruo, didn't treat her well, pretending to be innocent and pitiful? Is she really innocent and pitiful? ? This is not the first time she has lied and deceived. She also deliberately did the birth date. She has planned a lot for her future, but now she is pretending to be like a little white flower and it makes me sick. "

Speaking, Wei Ruo glanced at Wei Qingwan coldly: "As long as you don't bother me so hard, I don't want to pay attention to you. Now you ask for mercy and you will get mercy, I will satisfy you!"

Wei Ruo was really annoyed by Wei Qingwan's torment. The two of them didn't see each other very often.

Wei Qingwan is better off, seizing every opportunity to see Wei Ruo, and trying her best to act like a monster in order to attract Wei Ruo's attention.

Wei Qingwan stumbled to Wei Ruo, knelt down and begged for mercy: "Sister... ah no, Princess Rui, I beg you, don't tell the prince... I know I was wrong, and I don't dare to annoy you anymore."

"Now do you know how to beg for mercy? Now do you remember what kind of virtuous person you are? It's too late."

Wei Ruo stood up and walked outside.

Wei Qingwan quickly rushed forward and grabbed Wei Ruo's feet.

Seeing this, Mrs. Yun was shocked: "Ruo'er, be careful, Wanwan is still pregnant!"

Wei Ruo looked down at Wei Qingwan and said with a sneer: "You don't want to take this opportunity to have a miscarriage and let me take the blame, do you?"

Wei Qingwan pursed her lips, that was exactly what she meant.

"Guess what will happen to me and what will happen to you if I really cause you to have a miscarriage? My prince will protect me, what about you?"

Wei Ruo's words shocked Wei Qingwan.

Nowadays, Wei Ruode is very favored. He is protected by King Rui and appreciated by the emperor. Moreover, the emperor has always been indebted to King Rui for the Xu Guogong case, and even wanted to punish King Yu several times to appease King Rui and the late Xu. The queen's spirit in heaven.

And it was not easy for her to gain the favor of His Royal Highness King Yu. If she lost her child and lost his love because of this, it would be a loss outweighed by the gain!

Wei Qingwan's hand that was originally holding Wei Ruo's calf loosened immediately.

As soon as Wei Qingwan let go, Wei Ruo went straight out.

"Mother...mother..." Wei Qingwan turned around and cried loudly to Yun, "Mother, please save me!"

Yunshi was stunned for a moment, then quickly quickened her pace to catch up.

She who had always been dignified ran for Wei Qingwan without any image at all at this moment.

She stood in front of Wei Ruo, her eyes were red, and she said in a pitiful voice: "You will really kill her! Ruo'er, just think of it for your mother's sake and let Wanwan go this time, okay?" good?"

"Where do you have the dignity to say this to me?" Wei Ruo asked.

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"Ruo'er, you..." Yun was choked for a moment.

Wei Ruo sneered: "I asked you before, did you ever believe me? You didn't. You only believed what you thought and what Wei Qingwan told you. Even just now, you just wanted to protect me. Wei Qingwan."

"No, mother doesn't just want to protect Wanwan... It's because you are more capable and can do everything yourself. You don't need mother to protect you. Wanwan is different..." Yun defended.

"There is nothing different. It's not that I don't need it, but that you have never thought of protecting me."

"No, it's just that I don't have that opportunity. Mom also wants you to live well." Yunshi explained.

Wei Ruo asked Yun: "Well, let me ask you, when you made up a fake birth date for me, it earned me a bad reputation as a Kefu Kezi, which almost prevented me from getting married in my life. At that time, I faced With the accusations from everyone in the capital, have you ever thought about bringing order to things for me?"

"This…" Yunshi was speechless.

Yun didn't expect that Qingruo would bring up the old thing again after so long.

At that time, she showed no dissatisfaction at all, and she never even raised any objections to her.

"But now you have found your right husband." Yun said.

"I have found the right man now, but what if I don't have one? Have you ever thought about where I am now?" Wei Ruodao.

That's right, the wrong birth date was Wei Ruo's deliberate decision, and it was Wei Ruo's original intention to not get married.

But in Yun's opinion, a woman should marry a good family and have children, and she has always followed this principle.

Under such a premise, she faced the possibility that Wei Ruo would never be able to get married, and she never thought of disclosing Wei Ruo's life experience and letting the world know Wei Ruo's true birth date.

"Then...there's nothing we can do...if we say it, what can Wanwan do?" Yunshi explained.

Mrs. Yun looked at Wei Ruo's indifferent face and continued: "Ruo'er, I don't care about your reputation because you are not a mother. At that time, Wanwan had already accepted the decree and was made a concubine of the King. If we said it at that time, we would be deceiving the emperor. !"

"Don't just talk about the crime of deceiving the emperor. If you are really afraid of the crime of deceiving the emperor, Wei Qingwan's life experience is the biggest crime of deceiving the emperor in the Wei family! In the end, you still give priority to Wei Qingwan and have not thought about it. What do you want to do for me, instead of what you said just now that you don't have this opportunity." Wei Ruo said coldly.

Yunshi was speechless again.

Wei Ruo continued: "So stop asking me to give you face. You only have the kindness to give birth to this body of mine, and there is no other kindness. You want me to make concessions for you and let me consider yours." Feelings, I tell you, are impossible."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking decisively, he gave Xiumei a wink, and Xiumei immediately pulled Yun away.

"Ruo'er!" Yun wanted to stop Wei Ruo again unwillingly.

But Wei Ruo no longer gave her a chance.

"Ruo'er! Ruo'er!…"

Behind Wei Ruo, Mrs. Yun called her one after another, but Wei Ruo seemed not to hear her.

Wei Qingwan watched Wei Ruo walk away, her body rude and slumped along the door frame.

How did it become like this? She just...just now was just jealous, and she said a few words in front of Wei Qingruo. Who knows how it ended up like this?

Wei Qingwan regretted it extremely much. If she had known that Wei Qingruo would react so violently, she would have held back no matter how unhappy she felt!

Wei Ruo went straight to Wei Mingting's study after going out. Chu Heng and Wei Yichen were both here at the moment. Seeing Wei Ruo pushing the door open, the three people in the room looked at Wei Ruo at the same time.

Wei Ruo didn't talk nonsense. When he entered the door, he told Wei Qingwan about forging his birth date.

"Your Highness Prince Yu, my sister's birthday was false. I just persuaded her to confess to you, but she refused, saying that she was worried that you would be angry. I feel that Your Highness Prince Yu is not such a stingy person, and her birthday The horoscope is not a big deal. If you get it wrong, it won't have any impact. If you don't tell it, it will become a lie. So I, my sister, have taken the decision and explained it to you. I think you two have a very good relationship now. , and won't get angry over this trivial matter."

After listening to Wei Ruo's words, Chu Heng did not move for a long time, only his eyes darkened obviously.

After a while, his face returned to his usual smile: "I understand, thank you, my ninth younger sister, for letting me know."

"You're welcome, it's not a big deal when I think about it. If I take the initiative to confess, the matter will be over. If the prince discovers it in the future, it will appear that it belongs to the Wei family." Wei Ruodao.

"Yes, it's not a big deal." Chu Heng said with a smile.

"I see you were talking about something just now. I'll go outside and wait for you to finish talking. My father and I have something to talk about." Wei Ruodao.

"We've finished talking, and I'm going to see Wanwan, so I'm going to disturb my ninth younger sister and father-in-law's conversation." Chu Heng said goodbye to Wei Mingting, and then left the study.

Wei Yichen also left wisely. When he passed by Wei Ruo, he said softly: "It seems that you are the same."

Those with a discerning eye will know what Wei Ruo just said to Chu Heng.

Her words not only told Chu Heng that Wei Qingwan had lied to her and concealed something, but also let Chu Heng get a piece of information—she, Wei Qingruo, had a very bad relationship with Wei Qingwan!

As long as Wei Ruo, the elder sister, cares a little about Wei Qingwan, the younger sister, she will not come to expose her.

The effect of what Wei Ruo did was similar to what Wei Yichen does today.

After Wei Yichen left, Wei Ruo looked at Wei Mingting.

She didn't know how Wei Mingting would react to what she did today.

Wei Mingting sighed slightly: "You have done a good job in relieving the victims."

To Wei Ruo's surprise, Wei Mingting did not mention what happened just now.

"Father, don't you think what I did just now is too much and might harm Wei Qingwan?" Wei Ruo asked.

"She must have done something to make you angry just now, right?" Wei Mingting asked.

Wei Ruo showed a surprised look, and Wei Mingting unexpectedly guessed it.

"How does father know?" Wei Ruo couldn't help but ask.

"Why can't you know? You didn't know about this until today. You didn't mention it in the hall just now. Now, it must have happened while I was away. It's not like I haven't seen it before. This child Wanwan makes you angry, but you never take the initiative to trouble her, so you must have your reasons for doing this, so why should I ask again."

Wei Ruo didn't waver when Yunshi persuaded her. Now when she heard Wei Mingting say such words, she was a little shaken.

"If it were my father, would he want me and Wei Qingwan to coexist peacefully?" Wei Ruo asked.

Chapter 556: Don't believe in numerology

"Peaceful coexistence is mutual. How can we ask only you? How can she blame you for being fifteen when she is in the first year of junior high school? As a father, I definitely hope that this family will be harmonious, but if the bones are already riddled with wounds, There is no point in trying to maintain superficial harmony."

Then Wei Mingting said to Wei Ruo with sincerity: "You are my daughter. As a father, I should protect you from wind and rain, but obviously I am an unqualified father and failed to do this. Now someone wants to hurt you. You protect yourself, should I blame you for not doing so? Is there such a thing in the world?"

Wei Ruo's heart was hit hard.

Then she turned her head away, not daring to look Wei Mingting in the eyes.

After pausing for a while, Wei Qingruo handed a letter to Wei Mingting: "Father, you can take this letter to the address written above. There are things there that father may need."

Wei Mingting looked at the envelope in front of him and said, "Ruoer is worried about being a father again."

"It's not for my father, it's for the people, it's for myself. Only when the country is safe and the people are safe can I do business and make money. If the country is not safe and the people are in trouble, and the war is in chaos, how can I live a good life of my own." Wei Ruo explained.

"Okay, for the common people, for the country, and for the family." Wei Mingting laughed heartily.

"Then my daughter will leave first." Wei Ruodao.

Wei Ruo originally wanted to ask Wei Mingting some military matters, but now he wanted to leave quickly.

Wei Ruo wanted to leave, but Wei Mingting stopped her: "It's rare for you and me to get together, so why not sit down and drink with my father and talk."

Wei Ruo paused. After hesitating for a while, he nodded and agreed.

Then Wei Mingting called his servants to warm a pot of wine and asked the kitchen to prepare some side dishes. The father and daughter drank and talked freely in the study.

Wei Mingting took the initiative to talk to Wei Ruo about matters in the army, starting with their recent victories, the newly built warships, and the food and grass support provided by the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in their fight against the Japanese army.

Wei Mingting was not a talkative person. In Wei Ruo's impression, he had never said so many words to his wife Yunshi or his eldest son Wei Yichen.

But I don't know why I talked to her so much today.

Wei Ruo listened with great interest, especially when he talked about the defeat of the Japanese pirates by the anti-Japanese army. Wei Ruo was fully focused and his emotions were aroused.

The father and daughter chatted until dinner time before Wei Ruo left.

Should have taken dinner before going back, but considering everything that happened today, Wei Ruo thought it would be better not to stay and take advantage of the dinner.

When Wei Ruo came out of Wei Mingting's study, Chu Heng had already left with Wei Qingwan.

Chu Heng didn't look any different before leaving. It seemed that what happened today did not have much impact on him.

After leaving Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion, Wei Ruo got on the carriage back to Prince Rui's Mansion.

In the car, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, do you think the second lady is really destined to lose her parents? Does Prince Yu's current behavior have anything to do with her?"

"No. Her fortune is not that bad. There was something fishy about the He family telling me my fortune." Wei Ruodao.

Wei Qingwan is the heroine of the original work, so she is naturally destined to be a noble girl. How could it be possible that her parents are overpowered by fate?

In fact, the so-called theory of restraining relatives that was calculated by the He family was a catastrophe set for the heroine Wei Qingwan in the original work.

It was a plot that happened later in Chu Lan's backyard. His concubine Zuo Lingyue specially sent people to investigate and used it to attack Wei Qingwan.

Later, Chu Lan verified that there was another hidden secret. The birth date used by the He family for fortune-telling was not related to a relative. Instead, it was the destined phoenix girl. It was deliberately tampered with by someone who did not want the He family to prosper.

In other words, Wei Qingwan is actually the destined daughter, and she did occupy that position in the original work.

It's a pity that in this life, both Wei Qingwan and the Wei family mistakenly thought that there was something wrong with her real birth date, so she asked Qi Zhen to find a way to fake her birth date.

"Ah? Didn't the second lady make a mistake?" Xiumei asked. "Indeed, I don't know if her current husband is willing to check carefully for her." Wei Ruodao.

"I think King Yu looks pretty good today. He doesn't seem to be angry about this matter." Xiumei said.

"That man is a deep-minded person, and he is not happy. You can't tell from his face. Even if he is unhappy, he will not show it directly in the loyal uncle's house."

This is how Chu Heng is described in the original work.

After a pause, Wei Ruo added: "Actually, my destiny is not that good, it is just an ordinary destiny. But I don't believe in numerology. I think man can conquer nature."

"Well, Miss is right, no matter what your destiny is, you have to work hard the day after tomorrow." Xiumei agreed.

On the way back to Prince Yu's Mansion, Wei Qingwan was very cautious in the carriage and did not dare to let out any anger.

Chu Heng's face has long lost the smile he had when he was in the Wei family, and his face is as cold as frost.

It was the first time Wei Qingwan saw Chu Heng like this, and she was so nervous that her body was shaking uncontrollably.

Wei Qingwan has been arriving at Prince Yu's Mansion with this kind of uneasiness.

After arriving, Chu Heng got out of the car and left, leaving Wei Qingwan with a confused look.

Cuihe helped Wei Qingwan into Cuitingxuan.

When no one else was around, Wei Qingwan cried.

While Grandma Li and Cui He were persuading, Qi Shijing arrived.

"The princess has arrived."

Hearing the sound, Wei Qingwan was nervous and forgot to cry for a moment.

After calming down, Wei Qingwan came to the door to respond with the support of Cui He and Grandma Li.

"Sister..." Wei Qingwan called out cautiously.

"Farewell, Concubine Wei is very proud of herself now. Soon, my position as the princess will be replaced by yours. I hope Concubine Wei can leave a way for me to survive by then." Qi Shijing said.

"Sister is joking, I am scared." Wei Qingwan said hurriedly.

"I heard that you are pregnant?" Qi Shijing asked.

"It's not confirmed yet, it's all rumored from outside." Wei Qingwan said nervously.

"It's best not to misinformation." Qi Shijing said.

"Sister..." Wei Qingwan looked at Qi Shijing at a loss.

But Qi Shijing smiled and said: "Sister, don't be nervous. What's in your belly is the prince's child. Could I hurt him? I don't have such courage. I still hope that you will give birth to this child well." Come on, this child is not only the prince's first child, but also the emperor's first grandson, and he is very valuable."

King Yu has fallen out of favor now. If he wants King Yu to regain his favor, giving birth to the emperor's eldest grandson may be a good way.

Wei Qingwan looked at Qi Shijing blankly, and Qi Shijing said with a smile: "Nurture the baby well. Whether you have a chance to win such wealth depends on your belly."

Chapter 557 Wei Qingwan was betrayed by Nanny Li and Cui He

Wei Qingwan couldn't tell whether Qi Shijing's words were true or false.

"I would like to follow the teachings of the princess." Wei Qingwan lowered her head and cautiously agreed.

Qi Shijing looked at Wei Qingwan's cautious appearance and couldn't help but smile: "What's wrong with you? Why did you become more cautious after returning to your parents' home? Where did your arrogance the past few days go?"

"I'm scared. I didn't mean to make my sister angry before. I just wanted to fight for myself. I hope my sister, the princess, won't take it to heart." Wei Qingwan explained.

"Fight for it? Ha, you really got it." Qi Shijing said with a smile.

There was a hint of sneer between her eyebrows, whether she was laughing at Wei Qingwan or herself.

Wei Qingwan quickly expressed her attitude: "Sister, you are the concubine, and my child is also your child. He will call you mother in the future."

"Who knows what will happen in the future." Qi Shijing said with a smile, "That's all, let's do this for today. You can take good care of her for now."

Qi Shijing then told the servants serving Wei Qingwan, "You must be careful. If there is something wrong with the concubine's belly, none of you will be able to escape."

"This slave understands."

After finishing her instructions, Qi Shijing left.

It took Wei Qingwan a while to come back to her senses.

Although she still didn't know whether Qi Shijing really wanted her to give birth to the child safely or was lying, her words gave her a wake-up call.

She may have the prince's child in her belly. If it is a boy, it will be the first grandson of the prince. She must be more careful and not be sad anymore.

"Mommy, please ask the kitchen to prepare dinner for me. I want to eat." Wei Qingwan said.

"Miss, have you figured it out?" Grandma Li asked hurriedly.

"Well, as long as the baby in my belly is a boy, even if it cannot help His Royal Highness Prince Yu regain the favor of the Emperor, it can at least stabilize my position in Prince Yu's Palace." Wei Qingwan said.

"Miss, you are so right! That's how you should think!" Nanny Li said with a happy face.

"Mommy, thank you and Cui He for always being by my side. You treat me really well." Wei Qingwan said with emotion.

The two of them were the only ones who stayed with her from beginning to end.

"Miss, what are you talking about? I have watched you grow up, so who am I to turn to if not you? My heart hurts more than yours when you are hurt!" said Granny Li.

"Yes, Miss, you have a good rest, there will be a long time ahead!" Cuihe said.

"Yeah." Wei Qingwan nodded.

"The old slave will go to the kitchen now." Nanny Li happily went to prepare dinner for Wei Qingwan.

"Cui He, go to the prince's place to find out what he is doing after returning home today." Wei Qingwan arranged.

"Okay, slave, I'll go over right now."

Cuihe went out immediately.

Looking at the two people leaving, Wei Qingwan couldn't help but reach out and touch her flat belly, hoping that a healthy little prince would be born from it.

Wei Qingwan thought about her current situation carefully. It remains to be seen whether Qi Shijing can be trusted by the prince. The only ones she can trust and use are Grandma Li and Cui He.

In the Wei family, only her mother still cared about her. Wei Yichen and Wei Qingruo only thought about how to harm her.

Wei Yilin no longer loves her. Ever since her father used family methods against her, he has no feelings for her anymore.

There are very few people in the entire Wei family that she can rely on. I think after what happened today, the prince will not treat her as he did in the past.

But it doesn't matter, even if Wei Yichen and Wei Qingruo have a cold relationship with her, she can still maintain an open relationship with the Wei family. As long as this relationship remains, the prince will still treat her with some kindness.

What's more, her position as concubine was given by the emperor, and the prince would not abandon her easily.

Thinking of this, Wei Qingwan couldn't help but feel relieved.

She has not completely lost yet. She needs to cheer up. She still has a chance to make Wei Qingruo and Wei Yichen pay for what they did today!

It didn't take long for Grandma Li to bring a sumptuous dinner from the kitchen. People in the palace still didn't know what happened in Uncle Zhongyi's house today, and everyone's attitude towards Wei Qingwan was still as respectful as before.

But Cuihe has not returned yet.

Wei Qingwan was very confused, so she asked Grandma Li to go over and take a look at the situation.

It took a while before Grandma Li came back.

Grandma Li replied to Wei Qingwan: "Don't worry, Miss. Cui He has nothing to do. She just accidentally fell down on the way back and was sent to the room to rest by a passing servant, so she couldn't come back to report to Miss right away."

"Is it okay if she needs it?"

"It's not too important, I just broke my knee, but I may not be able to come over to serve you for the time being."

"That's it." Wei Qingwan immediately felt relieved, "It doesn't matter if I can't come to serve you. Let Cui He rest well."

"Yes." Nanny Li responded, "Mother, please rest early. You are in critical condition now."

"Well, don't worry, mama."

Wei Qingwan took an early rest after meeting with Grandma Li.

I don't know how long it took, but Wei Qingwan was woken up. Some people came into Cuitingxuan, making some noise, as if they were moving things.

Wei Qingwan raised her upper body and put a soft pillow behind her.

Since Grandma Li was not around at the moment, Wei Qingwan called Hui'er, another maid assigned to her by Chu Heng, and asked, "What's going on outside?"

"This…" Hui'er hesitated.

"Is there anything you can't tell me?" Wei Qingwan grimaced.

"Replying to the queen, Miss Cuihe is back."

"She came back a long time ago, isn't she injured in her room?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"No...no, Miss Cuihe didn't come back until now."

"What's going on? Do you mean that grandma deceived me?" Wei Qingwan was confused and then thought again and said, "It's impossible, grandma will not deceive me, and there is no need for her to lie to me. Why do you Are you going to make up lies to deceive me?"

"No, no, I forgive you. I did not deceive you. Miss Cuihe did not come back until now."

"What's going on? Why didn't she come back until now? What's going on outside?" Wei Qingwan continued to ask.

"Miss Cuihe came with Butler Wang. He said that the prince had given his aunt to Miss Cuihe and was going to live in another courtyard."

"What did you say?" Wei Qingwan sat up suddenly, "Tell me again, what happened to Cuihe?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I don't dare to speak nonsense. That's what the steward Wang said just now." Hui'er knelt down quickly.

"Mammy! Where is grandma? Go and call grandma Li over to me!" Wei Qingwan said angrily.

Chapter 558: Rebellion and separation

Hui'er hurriedly went out to find Nanny Li.

Mama Li was outside at the moment, but after a while, she slowly walked into Wei Qingwan's room.

Mama Li had a joyful smile on her face, and she walked much more briskly.

"Mother Li, what's going on outside? Why did Hui'er just tell me that Cui He was taken away from his aunt?" Wei Ruo asked.

"If I tell you, that's indeed what happened. Butler Wang said it in person just now and sent someone to help Aunt Cuihe move her things." Nanny Li replied, with a happy look on her eyebrows.

Wei Qingwan angrily picked up the bowl beside the bed and threw it at Nanny Li's feet. Nanny Li quickly dodged to avoid her feet being hit by the broken bowl.

"What Aunt Cuihe? She is my maid! I just asked her to inquire about the prince's movements, how did she find out that the prince was in bed?!" Wei Qingwan cursed angrily.

"My dear, Cui He is young and beautiful and has been attracted by the prince. How can she refuse the prince? All the young women in the backyard belong to the prince. Who can say no to whom the prince wants to be blessed? Unless he is tired of life. Understand!"

"Don't use forceful words to seduce her. If she doesn't seduce her, I don't believe that the prince would choose her specifically!"

"My dear, please don't be so angry. There is more than one aunt like us, Cui He, in the backyard of Prince Yu's Mansion. She is not too much. Your love, my dear, cannot be taken away by others."

"Others can do it, but she can't!"

"Mother, no one is destined to be a slave for the rest of his life and no one is destined to be the master for the rest of his life. We Cuihe has this destiny to be the master. You should be happy for her."

Mama Li still had a thick smile on her face when she answered.

She did not expect that happiness would come so suddenly. Her daughter originally just went to the prince to inquire about the news, but was caught by the prince.

She thought she was going to be punished, but she didn't expect that the prince would favor her daughter. This is really a great joy!

"You can still laugh? Who gave you the courage? Who gave you the courage! Even a mere maid wants to fly up a branch and become a phoenix!"

Wei Qingwan was so angry that she threw the pillows and quilts on the bed and everything else she could get on the ground.

However, Grandma Li had a calm face: "My dear, you are wrong to say this. Cui He is a first-class maid beside you. With the favor of the prince, she can be promoted to aunt. There are some wise mistresses in the house. She will also take the initiative to give her eldest maid to the master to be his maid. Now that she is favored by the prince, it is her blessing, and I, as a mother, will naturally be happy for her."

"You are so loud! Are you still thinking of asking me to take the initiative to let her have sex?"

"Whether the queen likes to hear it or not, what I say is the truth."

"How dare she? How dare you? I trust you so much, how can you betray me? You are worse than animals!" Wei Qingwan scolded angrily.

Hearing this, Grandma Li no longer showed any mercy: "Mother, I'm not telling you that we are loyal to you, so what do you do to us? I heard that the eldest lady bought a farm for her maid Xiumei. The house, food, clothing, housing and transportation all belong to the master, and the clothes are made of fine satin. What about you, miss? Not to mention buying some fields and houses, you don't get any rewards that the master usually gets. "

"What are you talking about?" Wei Qingwan seemed to have been struck by a bolt from the blue, her face was as white as paper, and she stared in disbelief.

Grandma Li was not flustered: "I said you are stingy, miss. I have pity on my daughter. She has been serving you since she was a child and now she doesn't even have a decent piece of jewelry. If it were another master, she would have to have one or two at least." It's a decent piece."

"It's just that you were not welcomed in the palace during the previous period. You were favored a while ago. The prince rewarded you with many good things. I didn't see you giving us mother and daughter a favor or two. You said you were grateful to us mother and daughter. Staying with you, in fact you have never given us any favors, you only think about yourself."

"Also, since the eldest lady returned to the Wei family, you have been aggrieved every three days and cried every five days. Cuihe and I had to take turns coming to comfort you, and we talked until we were so embarrassed that you stopped. You said that if it weren't for We hope that we, Cuihe, will have a good home after you marry a good family, who is willing to stay with you like this all day long?"

Wei Qingwan was stunned on the spot, too shocked to say a word.

Seeing that she was silent, Aunt Li said again: "If there is nothing wrong with you, I will leave first. Just now, the princess made the decision and assigned the slave to Aunt Cuihe. From today on, I will not serve you anymore." I'm the concubine." After saying this, Grandma Li turned around and left.

When Nanny Li walked behind the screen, Wei Qingwan threw all the things around her to the ground.

"Asshole! Bitch! Bastard! Shameless thing!..." Wei Qingwan cursed.

The servants waiting outside the door were too frightened to speak.

Wei Qingwan scolded her for a while, but no one answered her. The other maids did not dare to come up and talk to Wei Qingwan at this time.

Wei Qingwan started crying again while cursing, and as she cried, she seemed to think of the child that might already be in her belly. She wanted to stop crying, but her tears couldn't be stopped.

Zhongyi Bofu.

Anxin Pavilion.

It was getting late, and it had been some time since Wei Qingruo and Wei Qingwan left.

Yunshi has been sitting on the imperial concubine's couch in a daze. Her face is pale, her eyes are dull, and she looks very lack of energy.

She didn't touch the food Cuiping brought.

"Madam, since I have to go to the palace tomorrow morning to report, and there are some military matters to be sorted out tonight, I am resting in the study, so that you can rest early," Cuiping said.

Yunshi was in a trance and didn't hear what Cuiping said.

Cuiping repeated it again.

Yunshi finally reacted: "I understand."

"Madam, are you still thinking about what happened during the day?" Cuiping asked with concern.

"Cuiping, do you think I really did something wrong?" Yun murmured.

"What is Madam referring to?" Cuiping couldn't tell what exactly Yun was referring to.

"Did I really do something wrong regarding the two children Ruo'er and Wanwan?" Yun asked.

Cuiping looked embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Madam, if you want me to tell you the truth, I'm afraid of making you unhappy."

Hearing this, Yunshi said: "Tell me, I'm like this today, what else can make me unhappy?"

"That's what I said," Cuiping replied cautiously, "It's human nature for the madam to have a deeper relationship with the second young lady, but the madam has indeed lost her bias when it comes to the two young ladies."

Hearing this, Mrs. Yun let out a long sigh, looked downcast, and murmured to herself: "She lost her temper so much during the day, and I had to think about it. Maybe Wanwan has really been deceiving me all along. , I mistakenly believed her..."

Chapter 559

Cuiping didn't dare to answer the call casually.

After a while, Yun said to herself again: "That kid Ruo'er doesn't seem to think that I am his mother at all..."

"Madam, don't be anxious, there are still many days to come." Cuiping said authoritatively.

"That child... was born in my tenth month of pregnancy... How could she completely deny me as her mother..." Yun said in a low voice.

Seeing her like this, Cuiping didn't dare to persuade her anymore, so she had the food taken away, and brought over ginseng soup that was good for eating. After coaxing Yun to drink it, he helped her to lie down on the bed.

Early on the next morning, Yun received a letter from Wei Qingwan's people.

The first half of the letter explains how she was tricked into getting the position of Prince Yu's side concubine, and the second part tells about how Grandma Li and Cui He betrayed her last night.

After reading it, Mrs. Yun sighed: "Reply a letter to King Yu's concubine and ask her to relax and be more open-minded. There are many first-class maids who are married girls, and it is not uncommon to lift aunts. Don't go too far. Calculate."

Yunshi didn't think this was a big deal. It would indeed be a little uncomfortable, but if it really happened, there was no need to get angry about it.

In addition, Mrs. Yun is not in the mood to worry about Wei Qingwan's affairs now. She just learned yesterday what Wei Qingwan did to get the position of Prince Yu's side concubine, and her mood has not calmed down yet.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Xu Zhengyong and his family arrived in the capital faster than expected.

Wei Ruo, who had passed by Qiaozhuang, had been waiting at their temporary residence early.

"Nanny!"

As soon as Wei Ruo saw the wet nurse, she rushed towards her.

The nanny held Wei Ruo in her arms and couldn't help crying with joy.

Xu Zhengyong looked on, touched his nose, and waited quietly.

Xiumei's eyes fell on Xu Zhengyong, and she was surprised to find that Xu Zhengyong had grown so much!

Not only am I taller, I am also stronger. I feel that my body is much wider than before.

In addition, my skin is darker than before, and my whole temperament seems to be different.

Xiumei felt a strange feeling in her heart and looked at Xu Zhengyong without looking away for a long time.

Xu Zhengyong also noticed Xiumei, with a naive smile on his face and kept giggling.

Then he walked up to Xiumei, looked down at Xiumei, who was much shorter than him, and said hello with a smile: "Meimei, long time no see."

Xiumei's face suddenly turned red. She turned away and asked dully: "What have you eaten recently? How come you have grown so big?"

Xu Zhengyong said with a naive smile: "Really? My parents also said that I have grown up a lot, but I don't feel much about it myself."

After Wei Ruo and the wet nurse separated, Xiumei ran back to Wei Ruo, then pulled Wei Ruo's arm and asked her to see Xu Zhengyong.

Wei Ruo also discovered that Xu Zhengyong is now taller and taller.

But this is normal. Uncle Xu is not small to begin with. It is very reasonable for Xu Zhengyong to grow taller with him. And he is now in the period of puberty. It is normal for him to grow up quickly. In addition, he is in the military camp all day long. As he exerts more strength every day, he is naturally stronger than others.

"Brother Xiaoyong, you are really like a general now." Wei Ruo commented with a smile.

"Miss, please stop praising him. If you praise him any more, he will be proud." said the nanny.

"Mom, it's rare for Ruo'er to praise me twice, why don't you give in? I haven't heard enough!" Xu Zhengyong protested.

Wei Ruo also said hurriedly: "Nanny, brother Xiaoyong is indeed very powerful and should be praised."

Xu Zhengyong said happily: "Mom, look, Ruo'er also says I'm awesome!"

"You must not be proud!" said the nanny.

"I know, don't worry." Xu Zhengyong smiled, and then asked Wei Ruodao, "Ruo'er, how are you doing recently?" "I said it in the letter, I am living a comfortable life recently!" Wei Ruodao.

"That's hard to say. You keep things to yourself. Even if you have a hard time and encounter trouble, you won't tell me in a letter. So I have to ask you in person to confirm." Xu Zhengyong said seriously. .

"I'm fine. It's true. It's true. It's truer than gold!" Wei Ruo promised.

"That's good." Xu Zhengyong showed a relieved expression, "Is your prince really as good as you said? Didn't he bully you?"

God knows how much he wanted to rush to the capital when he first learned that Wei was going to marry a sick prince who was about to die.

Fortunately, he was in the military camp and it was already too late when he got the news. Wei Ruoqin had already finished it, and Wei Ruo's letter was delivered shortly after.

After learning that Wei Ruo was living well in Prince Rui's Mansion, Xu Zhengyong stayed in the military camp with peace of mind.

"It's true." Wei Ruo said with a smile, "When you meet him, you will know how true what I said is true."

Because it was inconvenient to send letters, Wei Ruo did not explain Wei Jinyi's true identity in the letter. He only said that the prince was very kind to her and that everything was left to her.

"That's okay," Xu Zhengyong said, "If he dares to bully you, just tell me and I'll go find him with a knife!"

Wei Ruo burst out laughing.

Xiumei whispered in a low voice: "It's useless to lift a knife, you can't beat me."

"Meimei, what are you talking about?" Xu Zhengyong's eyes fell on Xiumei again.

"Nothing." Xiumei looked away again, avoiding eye contact with Xu Zhengyong.

This time Xu Zhengyong noticed something strange and came closer: "Meimei, what's wrong with you? Why are you hiding from me?"

"Who is avoiding you? I...I don't want to talk to you!" Xiumei explained.

"Why don't you want to talk to me? We just met and I didn't offend you." Xu Zhengyong felt very innocent.

He thought about it again and again before meeting today, and decided not to make Xiumei angry during this meeting, nor to easily argue with her.

He felt that he performed well this time, so why was she still unhappy?

"I didn't say you provoked me." Xiumei flattened her mouth.

Wei Ruo looked at the two of them with a helpless expression, and then made a peacemaker: "You guys just give me face today and have a truce for one day, is that okay?"

"Of course, no problem." Xu Zhengyong agreed happily.

Xiumei's expression looked a little reluctant: "Well, I won't argue with him."

She didn't want to quarrel with Brother Xiaoyong, but she didn't know why. She felt strange in her heart when he looked like this, which made her feel inexplicably irritable.

Then Wei Ruo asked Xu Zhengyong and others to repair it first. They must be tired from traveling all the way.

At the same time, Wei Ruo and Xiumei went to the kitchen to cook a table of good food for several people, prepared fine wine, and sat down to have a meal together.

The temporary residence is not considered luxurious, but compared to the courtyard where the few people lived before, it is already considered a mansion.

Here, there is no distinction between men and women, nor superiority or inferiority.

They ate and drank, chatted, joked and laughed from time to time.

After drinking and eating, Wei Ruo told everyone a surprising decision: she would recognize Xu Zhushan and the wet nurse as her adopted father and mother.

Chapter 560 Accepting the wet nurse as a foster mother

Hearing this, the three members of the Xu family looked surprised.

"Ruo'er, what did you say? Are you going to accept my mother as your adoptive mother? Then you will be my adopted sister from now on?" Xu Zhengyong said excitedly.

"Yes, that's what I planned. Let's pick a day, and I'll come to visit my adoptive father and step-mother formally with the prayer ceremony."

She has wanted to do this for a long time, but the conditions were not mature enough before.

Now that she has the help of her second brother, she has no worries.

The identity of the nanny also changed because of Brother Xiao Yong's fame.

With everything ready, it was natural to put this important matter that she had been thinking about for a long time on the agenda.

"How can this be done? It can't be done, absolutely impossible!" the wet nurse said hurriedly.

"Yes, yes, that's not appropriate. The lady is of high status and we can't do it." Xu Zhushan also quickly waved his hands and objected.

Xu Zhengyong, however, held a different view: "I think it's good! Dad, Mom, I think it's good for Ruo'er to recognize you as his adoptive father and mother. From now on, I can be Ruo'er's upright brother!"

"No, we have a humble status. How can we be the foster father and mother of the young lady?" The wet nurse waved her hand and refused.

Wei Ruo took the wet nurse's hand and spoke her heartfelt words: "Nanny, first of all, in my heart, your status has never been humble. We are a family, not master and servant. Secondly, your current status is not humble either. , Brother Xiaoyong has been awarded the title of General Zhaowu, you are a serious general's mother, your status is not bad, you don't need to worry at all. "

"Yes, mother! When I joined the army, I wanted us to have a prominent identity. Although I failed to achieve my original goal of helping Ruo'er escape from the Wei family, at least now I can let Ruo'er call you out openly. Mother." Xu Zhengyong said.

"This can't be done, it can't be done!" the wet nurse said, shaking her head.

"Nanny!" Wei Ruo said with a serious face, "I really want to have a mother, but the relationship between my biological mother and me is not good, and there is a high probability that it will not be good in the future. You have been with me since I was a child. By my side, to me, you are not my biological mother but you are better than my biological mother, so can you satisfy my wish and be my mother?"

The wet nurse was stunned and her eyes were red.

Then she stood up, covered her face and walked into the house.

Xu Zhushan saw this and followed him in.

Wei Ruo didn't go, but she knew the wet nurse was happy.

After a while, Xu Zhushan accompanied the nanny back to the dinner table.

She nodded slightly and told Wei Ruo that she agreed.

Wei Ruo was very happy: "That's great. After the ceremony, you and I will be mother and daughter."

Xu Zhengyong asked Wei Ruo a question: "Ruo'er, although I am very happy that you want to be my adopted sister, do I have to ask Prince Rui about this matter first? What if he doesn't agree?"

"Don't worry, he already knows about this, and he agrees." Wei Ruo said confidently with a smile on his lips.

"That's good, it seems that he is really good." Xu Zhengyong commented.

Then Xu Zhengyong said: "I'm going to find a fortune teller to calculate an auspicious day!"

Hearing this, the wet nurse hurriedly said: "No, it doesn't need to be so formal."

Xu Zhengyong said: "Mom, this must be formal. It's best to let everyone in the capital know. This is when sister Ruo'er recognizes you as a foster mother, how can you be casual?"

Wei Ruodao: "Yes, nanny, she should be more formal. Tomorrow we will ask Master Qianyuan to give the nanny a formal name, and then we will count the days. I will hold a banquet for the Lantern Festival in two days, and I will be there This was officially announced at the banquet."

The wet nurse was born in a bad way, her family was poor, and she didn't even have a name because she was a girl.

If there were no accidents, after her death, only the name Xu He would be engraved on her tombstone.

But something unexpected happened in her life. Hearing Wei Ruo's words, the wet nurse's eyes turned red again.

"Miss, I'm really happy, really." the nanny said with a trembling voice.

Wei Ruo's face was also full of smiles: "I'm very happy too."

Although Wei Ruo would wait until the Lantern Festival to officially announce the matter, Wei Ruo had already spread the news before that.

People outside don't know about Wei Ruo and the He family, so they don't know the relationship between Wei Ruo and Xu Zhengyong's mother.

Everyone only knows that Mrs. Xu is the mother of Xu Zhengyong, the newly appointed deputy garrison of the Taizhou Anti-Japanese Army and the sixth-rank Zhaowu General. Princess Rui's family also lived in Taizhou Prefecture in the past, and Xu Zhengyong and Wei Mingting were both in the Anti-Japanese Army and had a close relationship.

I think it is because the two families have a good relationship, so they consider them to be cousins.

It is very reasonable to think so and there is nothing wrong with it.

Soon the news reached Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion.

Hearing the news, Mr. Yun's face turned extremely ugly.

"That person was just her former wet nurse. I heard she was from a humble background and didn't even have a name. How could she recognize her as her adoptive mother?"

Yunshi was so angry that just then someone from Shouantang came to invite Mrs. Yun to come over, so Yunshi took Cuiping to Shouantang.

Mrs. Wei also came to see Yun because Wei wanted to recognize his adopted mother.

"Have you heard that Princess Rui wants to adopt Mrs. Xu as her adoptive mother?"

As soon as Mrs. Yun entered the door, Mrs. Wei asked.

"My daughter-in-law just heard about it." Yun's face looked very bad.

"Hey, I thought you knew about this in advance." Mrs. Wei sighed.

Yun's face turned even more ugly, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"What do you think?" Mrs. Wei asked again.

"The daughter-in-law is not willing. The wife of the Xu family came from a humble background. She was originally Ruo'er's wet nurse, but now her son has made some achievements in the military camp with his brute strength. His status has changed. The daughter-in-law thinks she is worthy. Not going to our house." Yun said.

This is not just a question of deservingness, but a daughter who is not close to her is going to call someone else her mother. How can Mrs. Yun cope with this tone in her heart?

"I also think there is something wrong with this matter, but this matter came from Prince Rui's palace. With Ruo'er's current status, you may not be able to stop it," Mrs. Wei said.

"Daughter-in-law..." Yun knew it, but just because she knew it, she felt even more uncomfortable.

"Looking at your face, you feel very unhappy, right?" Although Mrs. Wei is old, her eyesight is still strong.

Yunshi didn't say anything, which was regarded as acquiescence.

"You, it was better not to treat her well before when she was not married, but now it's better. Not only is the relationship unclear, but the mother has to be replaced by someone else." Mrs. Wei sighed.

"Mom, you can't blame me for this..."

"If you don't blame me, who do you blame? When the third child came to my place a few days ago, I talked to her about the affairs between you mother and daughter. When I mentioned that your mother and daughter were not in harmony, although he didn't say much, I can feel that he is disappointed in you."

Hearing this, Yun raised her head suddenly, with hurt in her eyes: "Did he really say that?"