Chapter 196 Debao's Mother
The next morning, Li Jing had packed up and was about to go to the morning court when the messenger arrived at his door.
Princess Fengcheng is gone.
Because she was really old and always sick, no one was surprised.
Li Jing directly sent someone to notify Concubine Feng and make preparations according to the rules.
He also asked someone to tell Mo Yi to take her to pay her respects after returning from court.
Mo Yi had already washed and dressed, and upon hearing this, she started looking for plain clothes.
After packing up, I was just about to see the concubines other than Concubine Feng, when Nanny Zhao came over, "Princess."
"Madame Zhao?" Mo Yi saw that Madame Zhao was wearing a navy blue cape and had a few white jade hairpins on her head. "Want to go with me and the prince?"
The other people all stood up when they saw Madam Zhao.
"Yes, I came here as soon as I heard the news." Nanny Zhao greeted Princess Wenxiu and Concubine Tian again.
Then he turned to look at Mo Yi, who was wearing a beige plain dress and a few simple pearl hairpins, and said, "You are doing this very properly, but, as a bride, this is your first time going out to socialize."
"Yes, let's go to the front yard and wait for the prince to come out of court."
After everyone left the house, Nanny Zhao even spoke a few words to Princess Wenxiu.
Then, the two walked to the front yard.
"Your Majesty, I have received the medicine you asked Hongyan to send. Thank you for your consideration." Madam Zhao said gently.
"It's nothing. It was an estimate made by the doctor at the pharmacy. I'm afraid it's not that accurate or detailed. I just wanted to be prepared in case there's a shortage of it when I need it."
"Yes, the medicine outside is definitely not as complete as that in Beijing, and certainly not as good as the medicine in Tongjitang."
The two of them talked about Princess Fengcheng again.
"The prince consort passed away a few years ago. Now that the eldest princess is gone, the future of the princess's mansion will depend on the emperor's will. None of her children and grandchildren are very promising. When the property was in trouble, it was our prince who helped."
"That Lady Wenfang...seems to have a rather aggressive temper."
Zhao Ma smiled calmly. Fortunately, the prince had the right idea. County Master Wenfang was far inferior to Mo Yi. Moreover, the Mo family was on the rise, while the princess's mansion... Once the princess left, if there was no one who could hold on, the brothers would divide the family property, and that would be the end.
Concubine Feng was leading people to deliver the funeral gifts to the front study.
When he saw the two of them, he hurried forward, "Princess. Madam Zhao." Very politely.
Mo Yi nodded, and Aunt Zhao bowed gently in return, "My Lady Concubine."
"This is the list of gifts, please take a look, Your Majesty." Concubine Feng handed over a plain list.
"Thank you for your hard work." Mo Yi took it.
This Feng Li Niang... her work and attitude are both OK! Aunt Zhao was a little surprised. She hadn't had time to ask the princess how she was getting along with her.
Li Jing came back, simply changed his clothes, and set off with Mo Yi and Nanny Zhao.
Concubine Feng was left behind...
The princess's mansion was already full of white banners, which meant that everything was well prepared. As soon as I got off the car, several people came to greet me. They were all dressed neatly and looked serious.
The group went in, and saw a large black lacquered coffin in the mourning hall. Various memorial items, incense and paper ashes rose into the air.
Monks were chanting nearby and bells and drums were ringing.
The three men bowed and paid tribute, and the family members returned the greeting.
There were many children and grandchildren watching at the scene. Although they were sad, they remained polite and there was no crying or wailing.
After the ceremony, Li Jing was pulled to the front by the men to talk.
Several ladies from the princess's mansion accompanied Mo Yi... Nanny Zhao was introducing them.
Upon hearing that they were the eldest son and the eldest grandson's wife of the princess, my status was quite high!
She didn't know what to say, but with Nanny Zhao beside her, she suddenly felt less pressured.
The women in the family were keeping vigil on the side, and Mo Yi took a look and really saw County Lady Fang Fang.
She must be very sad, wearing mourning clothes, with red and swollen eyelids and a red nose.
Princess Wenfang felt someone was looking at her, so she raised her head and met Mo Yi's gaze... She seemed stunned for a moment, then drooped her eyelids without any expression.
Hey! As expected...Mo Yi disliked her anyway.
People coming to pay their respects kept coming, so Nanny Zhao asked the women in the princess's mansion to take care of things, and she walked to the side with Mo Yi.
The doors of the several large rooms outside the mourning hall were wide open, charcoal basins were lit, and there were tea tables, where many women were already sitting and talking. Maids and old women in mourning clothes were running around serving tea.
Someone saw Aunt Zhao and came up to greet her. Aunt Zhao then introduced everyone to Mo Yi.
Next to him, there was a woman in her thirties, who was looking Mo Yi up and down carefully.
After looking at him for a while, he walked over leisurely and said, "Mrs. Zhao, it's been a while since we last met."
Madam Zhao looked at her and said, "Mrs. Zhang? It's been a long time... Are you and Uncle okay?"
"Just make do with it." Madam Zhang glanced at Mo Yi, "This..."
"Your Highness, let me introduce you to Madam Zhang from the House of the Loyal and Brave Marquis. She is our Lord's newlywed wife."
"Princess Qi, I am so sorry!" Madam Zhang bowed solemnly. Then, she said calmly, "Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Zhang Debao's mother..."
Mo Yi originally thought of the lady in front of him as someone he needed to get to know, and was trying hard to remember her face and name.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Debao's mother... Then he looked at Mrs. Zhang outside the mourning hall, also smiling meaningfully...
Is there anything you don’t understand?!
Mo Yuan was hanging on to someone else's son's affection and cheating him out of his money. Now, my mother came to find me.
She kept cursing Mo Yuan in her heart...but what could she do?
"Mrs. Zhang, I've heard of you before, but this is the first time we meet."
Mo Yi said calmly, also looking at this lady...
He was in his thirties, very thin, with thin eyebrows and droopy eyes. His eyes were not big, but they were dark and shiny...with a shrewd look.
The mockery on her face was probably something she was used to...
"Oh? The princess has also heard of me?"
"Yes. Your son knows my second brother and they are like-minded. My second brother said that when Master Zhang saw him join the Imperial Guard, he followed him. From then on, the two of them worked together, and after work, they also learned from each other and made progress together. They were very favored by the superiors!"
“……”Mrs. Zhang was speechless for a moment.
I'm so angry!
As a mother, don’t you know what kind of person your son is?
Since childhood, he has been lazy and has no desire to make progress.
He is neither good at literature nor martial arts. He either sleeps in or goes out to play. He is unwilling to bear the slightest pressure...
The husband was in poor health, and the couple had only this one son, which was a pain in their eyes. They didn't listen to what they said, and they couldn't bear to punish him. They could only save more property for him and find him a suitable wife.
But if you try to find him a wife, there’s no one he likes!
He looks down on people and speaks very rudely. I don’t know how many people he has offended.
Her husband failed to bring honor to the family, and her son was a failure. Even good families and good girls looked down on him.
Unexpectedly, a few days ago, his son suddenly came to his senses and insisted on joining the Imperial Guards.
I thought he was just a three-day warm-up, but I didn't expect that after more than half a year, he has been doing quite well.
Even those who had looked down on him in the past heard about it and sent word back.
The couple was so happy that they burned so many incense sticks!
In the end... he went for the Mo family girl.
After finding out something from the bracelet, the couple secretly interrogated the servant. It turned out that they had known each other for so long!
They never care about their son's spending, as long as he doesn't gamble, it's no big deal.
After checking, I found out that my silly son had sent quite a few gifts to the Mo family!
From this, it seems that both Mo Jia and that girl are not well-behaved.
After further investigation... the Mohist School was fine, nothing strange happened...
Especially in the past year, the man was promoted and took exams, and the two girls married into wealthy families, which was considered decent.
She thought she was smart, sharp-eyed, and open-minded. She didn't care about that much... Since her son liked it, it was fine.
But people have to see it for themselves!
But as soon as I told my silly son, he started shaking his head like a drum...
Leave me alone!
I am his mother! I don't care about this important matter in life, no one cares!
I was just looking for an opportunity when I met the Princess of Qi... Before I could say anything, the Princess accused me of being a Mohist who helped my son to make progress...
What else can I say except gratitude?
She is so bad!
However, this aggressive way of speaking is also a sign of a guilty conscience...
Oh, could it be that... there is really something wrong with that Miss Mo Yuan?
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(End of this chapter)
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