Chapter 41 Headache "Thank you, Grandma, for protecting Yan'er like this."...
When Nanny Sun heard what Lu Bingzhi said, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes. The prince has always been cold and aloof, but now he said such sarcastic words.
She couldn't fathom the prince's true intentions, but she only hoped that after Cui Lingyan married in, the couple would get along well. Otherwise, the old lady wouldn't know how to worry.
Thinking of the eldest lady Cen and the second lady Lu Danruo who were sitting and chatting in the pavilion when she came here just now, Nanny Sun felt a little worried again.
Although the Duke's Mansion is prominent, Cen is the second wife. Although the Crown Prince and the Second Daughter are half-siblings, they get along like outsiders. It is not known what the situation will be like when Cui Lingyan marries in, and whether she can get along well with this mother and daughter.
When Nanny Sun saw Lu Bingzhi make a joke and then continue to look down at the book in his hand, she bowed and was about to step back.
His gaze shifted and fell on a box on the table, which contained two exquisitely embroidered purses.
Nanny Sun knew that Cui Lingyan had sent a return gift to the prince, but she didn't expect that the prince didn't tell Guanyan to put the purse away, but instead left it here, obviously not intending to leave the two purses idle.
Nanny Sun was shocked, looked at Lu Bingzhi again, and then turned and walked out.
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Rumors about the Ningshou Marquis Mansion were flying everywhere in the capital, and the atmosphere in the Ningshou Marquis Mansion was particularly solemn.
The next morning, Cui Lingyan had just woken up when Birou hurried in. She said anxiously, "Young lady, the old lady was furious about the second young lady's matter. She had a headache last night and was restless all night. Second Madam Bian felt that she had not properly raised the second young lady, a concubine, and had let her do such a thing that tarnished the reputation of the mansion. She knelt outside the Xilan Courtyard early this morning, and the old lady hasn't even asked her in yet."
"Young lady, pack up and show up at Xilan Courtyard. Even if you don't have to attend to the patient in person, it will at least show your filial piety. Don't let anyone catch you in the act."
Cui Lingyan nodded, washed and dressed herself, and went to Xilan Courtyard.
As soon as I stepped into the yard, I saw Bian kneeling on the corridor with a pale face.
Seeing her come in, a trace of embarrassment flashed in Bian's eyes.
Before Cui Lingyan could speak, the curtain opened and a maid came out. She bowed to Bian and said, "Second Madam, the old lady wants you to come in."
Bian nodded, stood up with the help of the maid, and walked into the house step by step with difficulty.
Cui Lingyan followed her into the house.
As soon as I entered, I smelled a strong smell of medicine. Old Madam Zhai was leaning on the soft couch, wearing a lake green headband on her forehead, and she looked very bad.
Qi stood by and helped her drink the medicine. After she finished drinking the medicine, she placed the empty bowl on the tray held by the head maid.
The third wife, Mrs. Gao, also stood by and lit some calming incense.
Seeing Bian and Cui Lingyan coming in one after another, Qi's gaze fell on Bian, her sister-in-law, and a hint of pleasure flashed in her eyes.
Ever since she married into the Marquis's mansion, Bian had never taken her, her sister-in-law, seriously. But the old lady favored this daughter-in-law, and Cui Shensi, the eldest grandson, was in good health and quite liked by the old lady, so she usually treated Bian with more respect.
This was the first time that Bian was so humiliated in front of her. How could Qi not feel happy and relieved?
As she thought about this, she glanced at Cui Lingyan who was following behind Bian. There was no intimacy between her eyebrows, but rather a bit of complexity.
This time, she didn't expect that Lu Bingzhi would help Yan Yatou in this way. Lu Bingzhi's behavior was a good thing for the eldest house, but she couldn't guess Lu Bingzhi's true thoughts.
Could it be that Yan's appearance really caught the eye of Lu Bingzhi, the prince of Weiguo?
Qi thought about this and shook her head, feeling that she was being too suspicious. How could someone of Lu Bingzhi's status have any interest in Yan Yatou? Although Yan Yatou was beautiful, she had been raised in the Qi family since she was a child. Even if outsiders didn't say it, they would look down on her, the legitimate daughter of the Ningshou Marquis's mansion. Many people even felt that Yan Yatou was inferior to Cui Lingyin, who grew up in the marquis' mansion.
No matter how beautiful Yan was, she probably wasn't lucky enough to be treated differently by Lu Bingzhi. I'm afraid Lu Bingzhi only acted this way for the sake of the Duke's Mansion's dignity.
"The daughter-in-law has met her mother."
"Granddaughter pays her respects to grandmother." Bian and Cui Lingyan stepped forward to pay their respects.
Old Madam Zhai looked at Madam Bian's slightly pale face and didn't continue to embarrass her in front of everyone. She only instructed: "I won't vent my anger on you this time. After all, although Yin is registered under your name, her temperament is mostly like that of Madam Wen. She is petty and unpresentable, and is accustomed to doing those despicable things. Now that things have come to this, her reputation has been ruined. After Yan is married, send her and Madam Wen to the farm. She is not a legitimate child, and now that her reputation is ruined, there is no need to continue to register her under your name. She is a concubine's child, so she is a concubine's child. Without the respect given to her by us elders, she is so arrogant that she dares to have such thoughts that she shouldn't have."
Bian had never shown much affection for Cui Lingyin, a concubine's daughter. She had registered her under her own name only to gain a good reputation, to show that she, as a legitimate mother, was kind to her concubine's daughter and to make people think that she was virtuous and generous. Now that Cui Lingyin had made a big mistake and ruined her reputation, she wished she didn't have this daughter, but since the old lady didn't say anything, she couldn't go too far. When the old lady brought up this matter, Bian quickly responded, "Yes, mother is right. Miss Yin was ignorant of her limits and forgot her status as a concubine. That's why she caused this disaster and ruined the reputation of our Ningshou Marquis Mansion."
Madam Zhai nodded and did not continue the topic.
Her gaze fell on Cui Lingyan, and she said with a smile, "Yan girl was also frightened this time. Now that the matter has been investigated, Yan girl can marry peacefully."
Cui Lingyan showed a hint of gratitude, her eyes slightly red. She bowed to Old Madam Zhai and said, "It was Grandmother who made the decision for Yan'er. It was because of Yan'er's affairs that Grandmother became so worried that she became ill. Yan'er is truly uneasy. I only hope that after marrying into the Duke's Mansion, I can establish myself on my own as soon as possible and not be looked down upon by others. Only then can I repay Grandmother's love for Yan'er."
Anyone with a discerning eye could see yesterday that Old Lady Zhai was trying to get Cui Lingyan to intercede on Cui Lingyin's behalf and cover up this scandal. After all, she was the future Crown Prince's wife, and the Duke's Mansion would definitely give Cui Lingyan this face.
But no one expected that Cui Lingyan said that as a junior, she had no say in the matter and everything depended on her grandmother, Madam Zhai.
When she said this, Madam Zhai, the grandmother, was actually caught off guard. She could no longer ignore right and wrong and cover up this scandal in front of Madam Sun.
No one in the mansion was stupid. How could they not know that the old lady's illness was due to the second daughter Cui Lingyin and Cui Lingyan, the future wife of the prince. She was determined to make this sisterly feud a big deal and did not care about the dignity of the mansion at all for the sake of her own reputation.
The old lady was angry, but she couldn't vent her anger on Cui Lingyan, the future wife of the Crown Prince, so she naturally felt unwell and had a headache.
When Cui Lingyan said this and showed such admiration and gratitude to the old lady, the room suddenly became quiet and the atmosphere was quite weird.
The maids and servants standing by were also quite surprised. They didn't expect that the third young lady could be so eloquent and her eyes would turn red at any time.
If the third girl had not grown up in the Qi family and had not spent much time with the old lady, they would have believed in this admiration and gratitude.
But did the third girl really think so? They didn't think it was real, they were just acting.
All the ladies and ladies from wealthy families knew how to act, but they were a little uncomfortable with the third lady's performance.
I thought that the girls raised by the Qi family would not be so cunning, but it turns out that the third girl is much more flexible and capable than the eldest girl Cui Linghui.
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhai gave Cui Lingyan a deep look before smiling and saying, "Girl Yan, you're being overly suspicious. As a grandmother, I naturally want to protect you. I only hope that you can marry respectably into the Duke's Mansion and be liked by the Crown Prince and Madam Dou. This would be a good thing for our Ningshou Marquis Mansion."
"As for Yin, don't worry about her. After she's been at the farm for a while, I plan to marry her off to the south. She'll never return to the capital, so you don't have to worry about how you'll get along with her as your cousin in the future."
Cui Lingyan was not surprised at all when she heard this. In that dream, Cui Linghui had schemed against her and her reputation was ruined, and that was how the elders in the mansion dealt with her.
How could they think that she was innocent? How could they think that if she married Qi Shaozhang like that, she would be looked down upon and what kind of life she would have in the Qi family in the future?
Cui Lingyan suppressed these thoughts, bowed, and said, "Thank you, Grandma, for protecting Yan'er like this."
After a moment of affectionate grandparents and grandchildren, Old Lady Zhai showed signs of fatigue. She left Qi and Gao in the room to take care of her, and asked Bian and Cui Lingyan to leave.
The two of them left the house and walked out of Xilan Courtyard. Bian said to Cui Lingyan, "This time, it's Miss Yin's fault. You've suffered so much injustice. Now she has brought it upon herself. When she marries out in the future, it will have nothing to do with the Second House. Miss Yan, please don't let this matter create any rift between you and your aunt. Although you grew up in the Qi family, your last name is Cui after all. When you marry into the Duke's Mansion and become the Crown Prince's wife, you will also be a great-aunt of our Cui family."
Cui Lingyan smiled. "Second Aunt, it's a bit strange to say that. How could Yan'er become alienated from the mansion because of Second Cousin's affairs? After getting married, Yan'er naturally wants to be close to her parents' family. Otherwise, if she is wronged, there will be no one to stand up for her."
When Bian heard Cui Lingyan say this, she finally felt relieved. She also felt that compared to Cui Linghui and Cui Lingyin, Cui Lingyan, the girl who had been raised in the Qi family since childhood, was more suitable to marry Lu Bingzhi.
Because this girl knows how to judge the situation, and is flexible and adaptable. She is rare in her clarity and bright-mindedness, and she doesn't have that kind of arrogance.
Bian smiled and patted her hand, saying gently, "I'm relieved that you think this way. If you have any problems in the future, just tell Second Aunt. Your mother is in charge of the household affairs and may not be able to take care of you. It's the same if you tell me."
Cui Lingyan nodded and watched Bian leave.
Bilanyuan
Cui Lingyin wiped the sweat off Madam Wen's face as she lay on the couch with a handkerchief. She couldn't hold back her tears as she said, "If you're in severe pain, I'll ask the people outside to get some painkillers."
Madam Wen's face turned pale. She glanced at the wound on Cui Lingyin's forehead and said with difficulty, "It's useless. Now we're just giving up our reputation in vain. Who will help us mother and daughter?"
"Good boy, go back to your room. Don't stay in this side room. Otherwise, others will look down on you. Besides, I am injured. It's very stuffy in this room. It's not good for the wound on your forehead. If it leaves a scar, how can I bear it?"
Cui Lingyin looked dejected, and said bitterly, "Let the scar remain. Yin'er has a bad reputation now, and I'm afraid she won't be able to find a good family. What's the point of having this appearance?"
As they were talking, footsteps were heard outside and the door creaked open.
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