Chapter 401: Life is over soon
He Donglin and Hongmei's marriage was set, and Old Man Bai and Master Qi acted as matchmakers. However, since it was the national mourning period, the engagement was waived. When the national mourning period expired, the two would get married directly.
After the news was sent out, it blinded all the servants of the Chu family.
The servants of the Chu family were all happy about He Donglin and Hongmei, especially the dozen or so remaining guards in the escort team. They dragged He Donglin to the kitchen that day and cooked some side dishes to go with wine, and brought them to He Donglin's room. The shouting didn't end until half the night.
The next day, the shameless Hongmei didn't dare to go out for fear of being teased. She always asked Qingya to go when she had something to do, so she stayed in the house to wait on Mrs. Zeng.
Qingya was not an honest person either, so she teased her, "Sister Hongmei is so shy, is she afraid of meeting Captain He when she goes out?"
"Who is afraid of seeing him? I just have leg pain and am too lazy to walk." Hongmei's eyes flashed and she made an excuse.
How can this deceive Qingya? She said happily, "Oh, we are already a couple, and we are still afraid of meeting each other. From now on... we are married, and you two will live as husband and wife, isn't it Sister Hongmei?" Shame to death?”
"Bah, don't be ashamed. You are talking nonsense at a young age. Let's see if I don't tear your mouth apart."
With that said, he pretended to chase after Qingya.
Qingya smiled and ran out.
Hongmei withdraws her hand, her pretty face is as red as fire.
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At the end of July, Xia Zihan's study room was filled with the last quarter's account books sent from Jiangnan. On a hot day, Xia Zilan almost broke out in sweat while looking at the account books in the room.
Nuanyu added two basins of ice in the study, but the heat in the room still didn't dissipate much.
Chu Meng came in and reported, "Master, this is a message from Princess Qinghui's maid."
"Bring it over." Xia Zihan's eyes did not leave the ledger.
Chu Meng put down her account book and waited quietly. It wasn't until Xia Zihan made a mark on the account book that she turned her attention to the post.
It's not an invitation, it's a door-to-door invitation.
The post is a gold-gilded post, with a thin layer of gold powder on the surface, with the logo of the Second Prince's Palace on it, and a golden tomb flower. There is also a small tie made of gold thread hanging below the post, and there are two stars on the tie. Pearls as big as rice are very beautiful and noble.
Xia Zihan opened it.
Princess Qinghui will come to the Chu residence tomorrow to visit her and Mrs. Zeng.
"Does grandma know?" Xia Zihan asked.
"The post was sent to the old lady first, and the old lady ordered Sister Qingya to bring it to the master, so that the master can arrange the reception of Princess Qinghui."
"Got it."
Close the post and hand it to Chu Meng, "Take it and keep it, and give it to Princess Qinghui's maid tomorrow."
Stick it at your door and return it to the other party when he comes.
If she accepted the other party's message, it would be equivalent to accepting a visit, and she would have to make arrangements for tomorrow. If she refused to accept the message, it would mean that she was unwilling to have people visit her.
This is just a rule shared by wealthy families.
However, Princess Qinghui rarely delivered messages to the Chu family. They were mostly surprise attacks. She suddenly followed the formal procedure, which made Xia Zihan think too much. She had a bad premonition and felt uneasy, even at night. Didn't sleep well.
The next day, she got up with two dark circles under her eyes.
Si Cao felt distressed when she saw it, "The county master didn't sleep well last night? The dark circles under his eyes are very serious, so he should put on some rouge."
"No, go boil two eggs and I'll just apply it." Xia Zihan said.
Xia Zihan's face has always been bare-faced, rarely wearing rouge, and she doesn't like sticky things.
After she was disfigured in her previous life, her face was burned and covered with blisters. After the blisters burst, a lot of blood flowed out. Due to no medicine treatment, pus was also poured into her face. Her face was sticky and very uncomfortable and painful. .
Even after it healed later, my face was covered with scars, just like wrinkled old tree bark, bunched up and pinched, as if my face was wearing a heavy mask.
Therefore, she hates having things on her face.
On weekdays, apart from taking a look at her eyebrows, she doesn't even apply lipstick. However, Liao Fangyi said that her lip color is more beautiful than others who apply lipstick.
……
After applying it with eggs, the dark circles under his eyes were reduced a lot, but they were still visible, but Xia Zihan didn't care.
What surprised her was that not only Princess Qinghui came, but also the Second Princess, Princess Xin, and Ao Tianchen.
The faces of the four of them were not very good, with a hint of tiredness on their faces, as if they had not slept well for several days and nights. Even Princess Qinghui, who was always optimistic, had a circle of black and blue around her eyes. Even the powder cover failed to cover it.
Xia Zihan, Zeng and Zhuo personally went to the Chuihua Gate to greet her. After the ceremony, a group of people moved to the flower hall.
After the maids placed the tea snacks and fruits, they stepped aside.
The second princess twitched her lips and gave a stiff smile, "How is your health, Madam, lately?" "As you get older, your body and bones are not as good as before." Mrs. Zeng said with a gentle smile, "My appetite is also gone, no. I love to eat, but luckily I have Yu Niang to supervise my meals. I eat three watery meals a day, but I won’t clear the table until I drink two bowls.”
"Yu Niang is a filial person." Then he brought up the business, "This time, thanks to Yu Niang for saving Qinghui and the others." Then he solemnly thanked Xia Zihan.
Princess Xin also thanked her, took off a pair of bracelets from her hands, and gave them to Xia Zihan.
Xia Zihan smiled lightly and said, "It's just a little effort." Then he took the bracelet away with his own hands and put it on his wrist in front of everyone.
The second princess did not give any gifts this time, but she smiled and said, "The prince has already submitted a memorial to the emperor. In the next few days, the emperor's decree should be issued."
"What's the purpose?" Zeng was stunned.
The second princess smiled and said, "The old lady will know when the time comes." She even started to lie about it.
Zeng didn't ask any more questions.
The second princess glanced at the servants in the room for a few times. Zeng was in good spirits, so she waved her hand to send the servants away, "You go down, there is no need to wait here."
Then he looked at Xia Zihan and said, "Yu Niang, the peonies in the backyard are blooming. Please take the princess to have a look."
"Yes, Grandma."
Xia Zihan and Princess Qinghui went to the back garden. The back garden was newly renovated and everything had a new look. Even the flower beds were newly built and had a completely different look.
I also planted a batch of new peonies, all uniformly yellow and very beautiful.
After entering the garden, the two of them took a leisurely stroll.
When they arrived at Luoye Pavilion, Princess Qinghui sent the maid ten meters away, and then whispered, "My sister-in-law is seriously ill again. She is thinner than a bamboo pole. The imperial doctor said that she is afraid that she will not survive this winter."
"How could that happen?" Xia Zihan was stunned.
She heard that Princess Mingzhu was ill before, and she thought it was because Princess Mingzhu was just scared. She believed that after some time, she would naturally get better.
But she didn't expect that what she was waiting for was such news.
Princess Qinghui curled her lips and said, "She doesn't have that fate either. When Concubine Yu was here, she was jealous that Concubine Yu could let go of her arrogance and please my brother Wang with no dignity like a singer. Now, The Yu family was defeated, and Concubine Yu was divorced by my brother. She was also seriously ill, and she did not have the life to enjoy my brother’s love.”
Although she said this, Princess Qinghui's eyes turned red.
It seems that she is still worried about Princess Mingzhu.
"Princess Xin cried and begged her mother-in-law and Brother Wang to come to Chu House to ask for Dr. Bai." After a pause, he added, "Originally, Brother Wang didn't want to owe you any more, and thought that my sister-in-law would recover from her illness in a few days. Unexpectedly... Brother Wang feels uncomfortable when it reaches this point."
Of course it would be uncomfortable. Ao Tianchen and Princess Mingzhu had just gotten married not long ago.
"Sister-in-law... she had had a miscarriage just two months before the accident."
Xia Zihan was shocked, "Accident?"
"How is it possible? After my sister-in-law became pregnant, she even walked carefully. How could it be an accident?" A trace of anger flashed in Princess Qinghui's eyes.
That's right, she is the eldest grandson of the Second Prince's Palace, and it is a weapon for Princess Mingzhu to gain a firm foothold in the Second Prince's Palace. Princess Mingzhu will naturally be extremely careful.
However, the water in the Second Prince's Mansion is so deep, and there are conspiracies everywhere.
Princess Qinghui said. "A small snake slipped through the window of my sister-in-law's house. My sister-in-law was frightened and couldn't keep the fetus at that time."
The Second Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded. Even a fly, let alone a small snake, wouldn't be able to fly in, right?
"Brother Wang suspected that it was Concubine Yu, but no evidence was found. Brother Wang deliberately approached her and took her out to play. He just wanted to find evidence from her and punish her."
These bad things have been suppressed in Princess Qinghui's heart for a long time. When she started nagging her, she wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.
"Concubine Yu's scheming is much deeper than Brother Wang expected. Brother Wang has been observing her for half a month and found nothing."
"That bitch harmed her own sister so that she could marry my brother Wang as his concubine. Her scheming is not ordinary, and her thoughts are also vicious. In order to marry my brother Wang, she even harmed her own sister. What's more, Not to mention the piece of meat in my sister-in-law Wang's belly, she can't tolerate it. She is filled with envy, jealousy and hatred. According to her temperament, it would be strange not to take action."
It turned out that the Concubine Yu who Xia Zihan saw that day was not the third girl of the Yu family, but the second girl of the Yu family. She was still a concubine, and the aunt who gave birth to her was a dancer. An aunt who was a dancer could teach No matter what good things he learns, he only learns some dirty tricks and ways to serve men.
As for Miss Yu Er, she is quite scheming and has learned a lot. She keeps coming up with conspiracy theories one after another, and no one in the Yu family likes her.
After the emperor issued an imperial edict to find marriage for the third girl of the Yu family, she became envious and jealous.
You know, after the eldest prince succeeds to the throne, with the power of the Yu family, the three girls of the Yu family will become full-fledged concubines.
This identity made the second girl of the Yu family turn red with jealousy.
In fact, the second girl of the Yu family had met Ao Tianchen once, and she loved Ao Tianchen very much. She also wanted to marry Ao Tianchen, even if it meant being a concubine.
After Li Tong was given to Ao Tianchen, she secretly stabbed Li Tong in the room, cursing him to die early.
(End of chapter)