Chapter 14 Letter
When the letter was delivered to the Xiao Mansion, the head of the Xiao family had already gone out. Since the Xiao family’s left lady was paralyzed in bed, all matters at home were taken care of by the right lady.
It was already dusk at this time. Different from the thick clouds in the morning, the setting sun was shining, the clouds were like curtains, and the backyard of Xiao Mansion was enveloped in a dream-like evening scene of spring.
The maidservant was busy going back and forth, the women gathered together to drink tea and chat, and the maids were also lazy and chatting about daily life. Everything seemed very harmonious, beautiful and happy.
It wasn't until a sound of creaking wheels came into the courtyard that the scene that seemed to have been frozen began to shake as if a stone had fallen into it. The servants who had gathered to gossip straightened up, and the maids and servants who were sweeping also Give way autonomously, and everything will continue as usual.
"Hey, it's Xiaolang who's back!"
Seeing that the person sitting in the wheelchair was Xiao Xian, the handsome man of the Xiao family who was known as the most handsome man in Jiankang, the third wife Xiao Zhu couldn't help but cover her lips with a fan, and chuckled in a charming voice, < br/>The maids all buried their heads and did not dare to look, because anyone with a little care could notice that the eyes of the third lady looking at Qi Langjun were really too intense and obsessed.
Although there is no big difference between men and women nowadays, when a woman meets the husband she likes, she can take the initiative to confess her love and pursue him. Some even boldly pursue one-night love, just like Xu Zhaopei, the wife of Emperor Liang Yuan in the previous dynasty, because she was dissatisfied with her husband. In her married life, she even took the initiative to seduce princes, ministers, and even her husband's close entourage. Of course, Concubine Xu's ending was definitely not easy. Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang Yuan hated her deeply and was afraid of her natal family's power. He didn't dare to touch her openly, so he took the opportunity to divorce her from his wife and commit suicide during the Hou Jing Rebellion. Even after her death, Emperor Yuan wrote an "Ode to the Slut's Autumn Thoughts" to describe her debauchery. Shameful and obscene behavior to vent his anger towards her and her family.
Logically speaking, with this as a lesson learned from the past, women in the Southern Dynasties should abide by the three obediences and four virtues more, but these three ladies are really...
But then again, Qi Lang Jun Xiao Xian is not only outstanding in talent, but also has such an unattainable grace and appearance that is as unattainable as the snow in the cold mountains. Even the princes of the entire Jiankang City, no one can match it. Just as it has always been in later generations. A popular saying——
"As soon as you enter the waiting door, it is as deep as the sea. From then on, Xiao Lang is a passerby."
The term "Xiao Lang" has become a term for beautiful men like Pan An in the Jin Dynasty.
But it is a pity that since ancient times, beauties have suffered a fate, and so have beautiful men.
Amidst the sighs of all the maids, Xiao Xian seemed not to notice it at all, but still ordered the servant to push the wheelchair calmly towards a courtyard with "Lingqing Pavilion" written on it.
There were bursts of coughing in the courtyard. Xiao Xian paused for a moment outside the courtyard, with a hint of sadness on his brows. Then he ordered the servant to take out a rectangular wooden box and hand it to the maid Aru who was guarding the corridor.
"Let her drink these medicines first so that she can take good care of her body. Tell your wife that Uncle Qi will not let anything happen to her."
The maid nodded, bowed quickly and replied, "Yes, Qi Langjun. I will definitely take good care of my wife."
Xiao Xian nodded, then turned and left.
It was inconvenient for him to enter the women's boudoir, not to mention that this was his niece.
"Uncle Qi, has he left already?"
When the maid walked into the girl's boudoir carrying the medicine, the girl who was lying on the couch immediately raised her upper body and asked.
The maid nodded.
The girl covered her mouth and coughed violently for a while, her pale and beautiful little face as pale and beautiful as a lotus in the wind was stained with deep sadness.
"Why is this so? Uncle Qi clearly knows that my typhoid fever has entered my heart. Unless famous doctors like Zhang Zhongjing and Ge Zhichuan are still alive, I might still be saved. But it's a pity that these two miracle doctors can reappear. Even the medical readings they left behind have been lost.”
The girl's sigh made the maid's nose sore, and she couldn't help crying.
"Why do you have to be so pessimistic, sir? Qi Langjun has repeatedly warned that my wife's illness may not be incurable. As long as she doesn't worry and doesn't give up, Qi Langjun will definitely be able to find a famous doctor to cure my wife's illness. "
The girl laughed.
"Then you have to take a look, who am I? Who has the final say in the Xiao family now? My father and mother are both dead. I am just a broomstick who brings misfortune to the Xiao family."
"Madam, please stop saying that."
The maid cried even harder.
Different from the miserable situation in Lingqing Pavilion, Mrs. Chen's courtyard is very lively, and several servants are arranging the furnishings of the room under her command.
"Put this jade bonsai here, that coral branch there, and this screen..."
These are royal rewards. As a princess of the Chen family, these rewards represent her royal status and honor.
Princess Yunyin was very proud, with a proud smile on her well-maintained face.
At this moment, a servant woman came to report: "Madam, Qi Langjun is back. He just bought some medicinal materials, not much else."
After thinking for a while, he added, "Oh, by the way, today in a tea shop on East Street, Mr. Qi Lang had a dispute with Mr. Zhu's husband. It's really funny to say that it was because of Ten Niangzi's. sick."
"What do outsiders say?" Princess Yunyin asked. The servant girl suppressed her laughter for a while before replying: "It is said that the tenth lady of our Xiao family is suffering from lovesickness."
"It's ridiculous, how could he say that!"
Princess Yunyin's eyebrows stood up, and the servant girl was frightened and confused. Then she saw this arrogant woman shrugging her shoulders and snickering to herself.
The maid then pulled away the pimples on her face and started laughing along with her face.
"Hey, this is really unfortunate to say the least. The only reason is that the ancestors of the Xiao family didn't have any good deeds in the first place, so the retribution came to their descendants."
Princess Yunyin said something again, and the servant girl was shocked when she heard this, and she quickly winked and looked at her.
"Hey, look at what I said. The slip of the tongue was definitely a slip of the tongue." After that, he looked unhappy again and scolded the servant woman, "Isn't there no one else here? Why are you nervous?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of hurried footsteps.
"Madam, the housekeeper is here."
A maid came to report.
"Butler, what is he here for?" Princess Yunyin looked suspicious and raised her hand, "Invite him in!"
Then he ordered the maid next to him to change clothes and go to the living room.
Under the guidance of the maid, a slightly fat middle-aged man walked in and hurriedly saluted Princess Yunyin and said: "Madam, someone from outside sent a letter, asking Madam to open it personally. I don't want to make any decisions." , I took this letter and asked Madam to make a decision."
"Who will write me a letter?" Princess Yunyin was suspicious for a while, then she seemed to remember something, and ordered the lady beside her with vigilance and caution, "Bring it to me and have a look!"
After saying that, he looked at the housekeeper again: "Oh, the housekeeper has nothing to do, you can go and do your own business."
"Yes, ma'am."
Knowing that the mistress meant for him to avoid her, the housekeeper hurriedly withdrew.
Princess Yunyin took the letter from the servant woman and opened it to read.
But in an instant, the woman's face, which had been smiling like a spring breeze just now, turned pale.
"What's wrong with the princess?" the servant asked anxiously.
Princess Yunyin couldn't help but murmured: "How is this possible?"
His body couldn't help but sway slightly.
"Get back, everyone, get back!" Jiang Nu hurriedly ordered.
After everyone had dispersed, the servant girl also picked up the letter in Princess Yunyin's hand and read it. When she saw it, it was like a thunderbolt.
"This is impossible!"
Jiang Nu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Princess, the people over there clearly wrote a letter saying that the woman is dead, and the daughter she left behind was also forced to fall off the cliff by the soldiers of Qi State. She can't still be alive." !”
"Is there anything impossible? Even a dead person may come back to life. But who is she? Who could she be?"
Princess Yunyin suddenly spoke like crazy.
The servant girl was trembling with fear.
"Princess, what happened to you?"
"What's wrong with me? I don't succeed enough but I fail too much. It seems that woman is just like that." After saying that, another smile appeared on the woman's twisted face, "But I want to see who is this evildoer? "
At this time, another voice shouted from outside the door: "Princess, the housekeeper is here again. He said that someone is coming from outside to treat the tenth lady. Please make a decision, madam."
(End of chapter)