Chapter 90 Love's Handle
Cui Yuzhen's letter was soon delivered to Cui Yuru.
Cui Yuru didn't move for a long time after reading the letter.
The maid beside her called her several times before she came to her senses, put down the letter and sighed.
If I had known earlier, Miss Luo Er would not have remained unknown.
Unexpectedly, it soared into the sky.
Others have never even seen His Majesty, but she was able to be directly promoted from a noble lady to a noble concubine.
This shows how much the emperor favors her.
Yuzhen had been asked to make friends with them a long time ago, but she had never been there once. If she goes now, I'm afraid nothing good will come of it.
Fortunately, the second Miss Luo had a handle that could make her useful to Cui, otherwise she would probably not be able to sleep well until next year.
Cui Yuru thought of Luo Zhen.
She remembered that Luo Zhen had told her this when she first came to visit.
Luo Fu is engaged to Pei Ji.
However, when someone from the inner court came, he quietly snatched away Luo Zhen's opportunity to enter the palace.
She didn't take it seriously at the time, but now it seems like a perfect handle.
Regardless of whether what Luo Zhen said was true or false, as long as the second Miss Luo really had an engagement with Pei Ji, then everything would be true, even the fact that she had an unclear relationship with Pei Ji would be true.
She can't wash it off.
Thinking of this, Cui Yuru asked the head maid, "Did Luo come to visit today?"
Ever since the heavy rain two days ago, Luo Zhen was frightened all the time, and Cui Yuru became cold towards her.
I didn't even wait for her when I got back.
Luo Zhen must have noticed something, because even though it rained heavily afterwards, she would bring gifts to the door in person every day.
But she didn't see her.
It's not that I plan to break up with her.
After all, her uncle's family was also on the decline.
The Cui family has even moved away from the capital.
If you don't stick together with your in-laws, there will be no hope.
Each generation is worse than the previous one. What will happen to her son?
So she just wanted to give her the cold shoulder so that she would learn her lesson.
But now that there is a royal concubine, Luo Zhen and Pei Ji have gone from being relatives who need to stick together for warmth to being a handle to check and balance the royal concubine.
She needed to find out the truth about Luo Fu and Pei Ji from the Pei family.
Luo Zhen is a bit scheming and it's hard to find out.
But her sister-in-law always heard her complain about the rudeness and stupidity of the people in the city. If that was true, it would be just fine for her.
Maybe it can be presented to Miss Luo Er as a witness.
After meeting her sister-in-law, I believe she would not dare to say anything more and could only help Yuzhen obediently. In this way, her Cui family and the Bo Mansion would be able to revive.
Seeing Cui Yuru's enthusiastic expression, the head maid thought she was interested in making friends with Na Luo again, and said anxiously, "She came this morning, but I thought the young lady still didn't want to see her, so I asked the doorman to send her back..."
Cui Yuru smiled and said, "That's perfect. It also gives us a reason to invite them into the mansion for a gathering."
When the maid went to Pei's house with the invitation, Luo Zhen was taking medicine.
Aunt Zhao advised, "Young lady, why are you doing this? Medicine is three-quarters poison. You are still young, and it will come sooner or later. There is no need to rush."
Luo Zhen drank the medicine in one gulp, put it on the table, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and coughed for a long time before saying, "How can I not be anxious? I asked you to find someone, but you still haven't given me any news. I also messed up what Pei Ji asked me to do. Now even my cousin won't see me. I don't have a child to take care of me anymore. How can I survive in this Pei family in the future?"
Zhao Ma sighed, "There's no rush for these things. It's only been a couple of days since the young lady ordered this, and it's been raining for days, so there's always going to be some delays. Besides, the child, your son-in-law isn't home often. When he comes back, just have sex with him a few more times, and she'll get pregnant. The young lady is always taking medicine, and if she gets hurt by it, it would be the end of her life, young lady."
Luo Zhen's anxious heart calmed down a little after hearing her sincere words.
She knew that what the nanny said made sense, but she was really a little scared.
She had been married to the Pei family for less than half a year, but she felt like a long time had passed.
Xu and Pei Yu are too difficult to deal with.
Without Pei Ji's support, it would be impossible for her to live a good life in the Pei family.
Sometimes she doubted whether she could wait until Pei Ji ascended the throne.
And Pei Ji supported her some time ago.
But she felt uneasy.
She knew that Pei Ji really liked Luo Fu.
How much love and care can he show her? It's all based on personal gain.
What's more, even if Love had no children, he still had someone else.
The only one she can rely on is her child.
But what Mammy said was that her body was the foundation.
So what if Luo Fu has all the favor from Pei Ji and the emperor now?
She can't have children.
That is the biggest mistake.
Neither Pei Ji nor the current emperor would tolerate her.
She is only proud now. Once it is discovered that she cannot have children, will the current emperor still favor her?
There is a long road ahead for her, and without a child, let’s see how proud she can be!
Luo Zhen let out a breath of foul air: "I understand. I've already taken one dose of this medicine. I'll just stop."
Only then did Aunt Zhao breathe a sigh of relief and was about to speak.
The maid came in from outside: "Grandma, the lady from the Bo Mansion sent someone to deliver the invitation."
Luo Zhen and Madam Zhao were both stunned.
Luo Zhen asked: "Who are you talking about?"
The maid said, "The lady from the Bo Mansion."
Luo Zhen had a thousand doubts in his mind.
She knew that she had not performed well in the past two days, so Cui Yuru had not seen her for two consecutive days and had even sent her back today.
Why are you coming to deliver an invitation now?
She was puzzled and said hurriedly: "Please invite the person in."
The maidservant answered and went out. Not long after, the head maidservant beside Cui Yuru came in and saluted with a smile: "Madam."
Luo Zhen hurriedly called her up: "Cousin, are you not angry with me anymore?"
The head maidservant said, "What are you saying, madam? You and my daughter are sisters and relatives by marriage, so why should we be angry? It's just that it rained heavily for a few days, and my young master has been suffering from a cold. I really didn't have the energy to do anything. Today it's sunny, and my young master's illness has been greatly improved. My daughter is happy, and she thinks that she neglected you a few days ago, so she simply held a banquet and asked the servants to come and invite you and my in-law, Miss Yu, to have a small gathering."
Luo Zhen was originally in a good mood, but the last sentence made her stunned: "Miss Yu? Pei Yu?"
The eldest maid said, "That's right."
Luo Zhen frowned tightly: "Cousin, what's wrong..."
The head maid laughed and said, "My daughter knows that my wife and Miss Yu are not on good terms. Mother and daughter are closely connected, and my wife-in-law is probably also...
So my daughter thinks that if the lady continues like this, her life will be miserable, so she wants to help her out. Miss Yu will eventually get married, so it’s time to take her out for more walks.”
It would be good to be able to ease the relationship with Pei Yu.
I think she knew that she was going to take her to the uncle's house, so she would not refuse even if she was angry with her.
If you continue to interact with each other in the future, the relationship will always be eased.
only……
Why would Cui Yuru care so much about her?
Moreover, she had already disliked her after she lost her composure twice in front of her.
How could she tolerate someone as vulgar and vicious as Pei Yu?
Luo Zhen couldn't figure it out, and hesitated, "Why not just forget it? My sister-in-law is really not worthy of being in a noble family. I'm afraid she'll cause trouble in the uncle's house and make things difficult for my cousin."
The head maid said, "Don't worry, my lady, since my young lady has asked for an invitation, we have already made preparations."
Seeing that she really wanted to invite Pei Yu, Luo Zhen had no choice but to agree.
There would be no harm in taking Pei Yu with her.
As for what Cui Yuru wanted to do, she had no control over it.
Luo Zhen took Madam Zhao to Pei Yu's yard.
Pei Yugang was released from house arrest.
He was lying on the bed with a droopy look on his face.
When she was first put under house arrest, she smashed everything in the house.
Later, as time went by and there was nothing left to destroy, and she was really not allowed to go out, her impatient temper did improve a little.
However, his dislike for Luo Zhen remained unchanged.
When she heard Luo Zhen was coming, she immediately perked up again, jumped out of bed and rushed out, cursing, "You vicious woman, you made me unable to go out for several days, and you still have the nerve to come to me?"
Luo Zhen's disgust towards her did not diminish, and she no longer tried to please her as before.
He just sat on the chair and glanced at her calmly: "Sister Yu, you should act according to your conscience. It was you who first went to your second brother to complain about me, wanting your second brother to divorce me. It was obviously you who harmed me, but you suffered the consequences yourself, yet you blamed it on me. Think about it for me, what would I do if I were you?"
Pei Yu wasn't one to think for others, and he cursed rudely, "If you hadn't ruined my reputation first and then stopped me from getting married, why would I have complained to my brother about you? If you hadn't married into my family, I would have married out long ago! You, the culprit, are now blaming me and crying foul. I think you're really a dog that bites without barking!"
Luo Zhen suppressed her anger: "The barking dog that bites is your cousin. Why don't you think about it? I've already married into your family and worked hard to arrange your marriage, but all this hard work is just to ruin your reputation so that I won't be liked by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law in my in-laws' family? Pei Yu, I have no grudges against you. Am I crazy to do this?
Think about it again, when I was bullied by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law, who in the entire Pei family was the happiest? It was your cousin! "
Pei Yu frowned and said, "In order to clear yourself, of course you will push everything onto my cousin. You are all my brother's women, you must dislike her, so you are throwing dirty water on her. Do you think I really believe your lies?"
Luo Zhen closed her eyes. "Whether you believe it or not, I'm a daughter-in-law, and there's absolutely no reason for me to not interact with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Haven't you always wanted to go to the Bo's Mansion? In fact, I've always kept it in mind. I mentioned it to the Bo's Mansion's lady a while ago. Today, the young master has recovered from the cold and is holding a banquet to celebrate. I came here specially to invite you. I mentioned it again, and they gave me an extra invitation. If you really don't like me and don't want to go, then I'll go by myself."
Pei Yuben looks like a black-eyed chicken.
Luo Zhen suddenly changed the subject and wanted to take her to the Bo's Mansion. She was confused, but when she saw Luo Zhen stand up and was about to leave, she quickly grabbed her and said, "Who said I won't go? Of course I will go!"
Luo Zhen glanced at her and sighed in mock resignation: "Then go and get dressed quickly. I don't ask you to change your mind about me right now. Just don't be so confrontational when you see me next time."
Pei Yu was only filled with joy at the thought of going to the Bo's Mansion, and forgot about anything else. She responded casually and ran back to her bedroom, calling the maids in to help her find clothes and dress up.
It didn't waste much time.
After she finished dressing up, Luo Zhen took her out and took a carriage to the Bo's Mansion.
Although the Bo Mansion was a low-ranking family among the princes and nobles.
But a lean camel is bigger than a horse.
The luxurious heritage is still there.
Pei Yu became timid when he saw this. He followed Luo Zhen closely and didn't dare to speak.
Luo Zhen's heart was filled with contempt and disgust.
She was so arrogant at home, and I thought she was really a lawless devil.
When he got outside, he was just a quail.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is really disgusting!
Following the maid who led the way to the open hall in the backyard, I saw that there were already quite a few people there.
There are only a few familiar faces.
Their family backgrounds are not very good.
But the remaining strangers also frequently showed their goodwill to them.
This shows that the women Cui Yuru invited were not important figures.
Luo Zhen felt more confident and sat down gracefully under the guidance of the maid.
Pei Yu sat next to her.
This was her first time attending a banquet since coming to the capital, and she clutched her skirt nervously.
People in the capital are always nobler than those country bumpkins in Yanzhou.
Besides, my second brother is just a small-time flag bearer in the capital.
It’s different from Yanzhou, where most people are afraid of the second brother and want to curry favor with them.
Now it's their turn to curry favor.
Pei Yu understood this clearly, but with this in mind, she felt that everyone was nobler than her, and she became timid. She didn't dare to move or speak carelessly, for fear of offending anyone.
But after waiting for a long time without seeing the host come, she finally couldn't help but ask: "Sister-in-law, why hasn't the lady from the Bo Mansion come yet? I've already had three cups of tea."
Luo Zhen sneered in her heart, thinking that she would call her sister-in-law at this time.
But she didn't show it on her face, and said, "Maybe she's still dressing up. Wait a little longer. Don't you always want to make friends? Why don't you talk to the ladies around you?"
"How can I talk without someone to introduce me? You won't help me." Pei Yu complained, and then said, "I need to pee now, what should I do?"
Luo Zhen finally couldn't help but say something sarcastic: "Sister Yu, you've learned the rules now that you've been out for a while. When you get married in the future, I'll see who can find fault with you."
Pei Yu said impatiently: "What should we do?"
Luo Zhen hummed softly in her heart and raised her hand to call the maids who had been standing on both sides.
Hearing that Pei Yu wanted to urinate, the maid hurriedly said, "Miss, please come with me."
Pei Yu quickly stood up and followed the maid out of the open hall.
The maid took Pei Yu through many corridors before reaching the toilet.
After she urinated, she walked back.
I met a group of people on the road.
Leading the group was a beautiful woman in luxurious attire, holding a little boy about five years old in her hand.
When she saw Pei Yu, she asked, "Whose girl is this? Why is she wandering around in the garden?"
Pei Yu was intimidated when he saw her luxurious clothes. He quickly explained, "I, I didn't wander around. I just came here to relieve myself."
The maidservant beside her bowed and said, "Grandma, this girl was brought by Madam Luo."
"It's Miss Pei." Cui Yuru pretended to be surprised and waved at her, "Miss, come to me quickly. I heard your sister-in-law mention you earlier. After meeting you today, I can see that you are indeed a good girl."
Seeing that she was very kind to him and being praised, Pei Yu's timidity immediately disappeared a little, and he hurried over as he was told.
Cui Yuru handed the child she was holding to the nurse behind her and instructed, "Take the young master somewhere else to hang out. It's rare for Miss Pei to come over, so I have to treat her well."
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