Seeing Fang Weiyan's face turn pale, Mi Niang couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you? I didn't know about this at first. I only skimmed through the book when I first read it, and I haven't even finished it. The ending was told to me by Yaqing. I guess it was written by Jin Shuqin, but she's nowhere to be found now. It's already miserable, so I don't care even if she imagines us living a miserable life."
Just like in her previous life, when so many people scolded her as a witch concubine, Mi Niang didn't care. If she became as unknown as Concubine Guo Jin because of these idle people, then what's the point of her living in the harem!
She was annoyed that Fang Weiyan and she were childhood sweethearts, but she didn't care how she was portrayed.
She's doing fine anyway.
Furthermore, she didn't care about the counterattack from the weak at all. For someone who was always submissive in front of her, writing these things behind her back was simply helpless.
Fang Weiyan said: "Her misfortune is her own business, but this will make us a laughing stock for the whole world."
Seeing that Mi Niang looked fine, he recalled that in his previous life many people scolded her for being a hens that crow at dawn. When she was the Imperial Consort, countless people wrote to her and scolded her for being a witch, especially after the Empress was deposed. This reached its peak, but she just didn't care.
The emperor took the initiative to take the blame: "I insisted on conferring the title of Imperial Concubine. Why are you scolding her? If you want to blame someone, blame me. I think the Imperial Concubine is very virtuous and worthy of being the Empress."
Finally, the Imperial Concubine was crowned as Empress.
The ceremony of enthroning the queen was very grand, no different from the emperor's first wedding. It was also the first time Fang Weiyan met the new Queen Ruan.
The emperor personally took her to receive visits from civil and military officials, and her influence was much greater than that of his original wife.
"It's just a joke, a joke about a little ant, who cares?" Mi Niang hooked her arms around his neck and said, "Speaking of which, I'm afraid that everyone will know that you're so good to me, and then everyone will be jealous of me."
Fang Weiyan said, "Mi Niang, I know you don't care about these things, but you know what? I don't want others to know that you are in trouble because of some anecdotes and rumors, just like Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian, who were slandered by their friends and became infamous forever."
ah?
Seeing that Mi Niang didn't know, Fang Weiyan said, "Wu Dalang's original name was Wu Zhi. He was eight feet tall. Although his family was poor, he was able to pass the imperial examination and became a magistrate in Guyang, Shandong. His wife, Pan Jinlian, was the eldest daughter of the prefect's family. She was well-educated and well-mannered. But because Wu Dalang accepted help from a friend when he was poor, he became rich and his friend came to him for help. Because Wu Dalang never mentioned the fact that he helped his friend, his friend made him a three-inch-tall fool, and Pan Jinlian became an eternal idiot."
He looked at Mi Niang and said, "Since ancient times, people's words are to be feared."
Mi Niang nodded: "Then I understand, just like in the storybook, Pan Renmei is a traitor in the Yang Family Generals, but in fact Pan Mei is a famous general, and he also participated in the Chenqiao Mutiny and even rose to the position of Tongpingzhangshi."
"And Yuan Zhen, everyone thinks he is Zhang Sheng in The Story of Yingying. In fact, he redressed unjust, false and wrong cases and rectified the law, but everyone still remembers his romantic anecdotes, and the impression of him is that he was unscrupulous in his pursuit of fame and fortune and finally gave up."
Fang Weiyan nodded, "That's right. And didn't you tell me about Liu Ying and Zhang Yan last time? You also said that Zhang Yan was a virgin when she died, and was eventually named the goddess of flowers. But all of this is from "Spring in the Palace of Han". The official history actually doesn't mention that Zhang Yan was a virgin. Instead, it records that she took someone else's son. The "Records of the Grand Historian" records that she took someone from the harem as her son."
"Just like the story of a beautiful woman hidden in a golden house is not necessarily true. It can only be traced back to the time of Emperor Cheng of Han. Emperor Wu of Han was very wise and virtuous since he was young, and his mother, Lady Wang, was also very favored. After the King of Liang committed a crime, he was afraid of being killed by Emperor Jing, so he still asked for Lady Wang because she was very favored. The Princess of Guantao was only one of the reasons, but she was not the main reason for Emperor Wu of Han to ascend to the throne."
"But scholars like to use Nagato-fu to express frustration."
After hearing what Fang Weiyan said, Mi Niang understood: "Are you afraid that we will be slandered because of this book? We are obviously good people, but we are infamous for eternity."
Perhaps because Fang Weiyan was a man of letters, he cared more about these things.
He nodded. "That's right."
"So what do you do?" asked Mi Niang.
Fang Weiyan shook his head: "Don't discard words because of people. Although he used many real people, it's true and false. If we are really angry, wouldn't we be wrong? I think we should discuss it. We don't have to confront each other. As the saying goes, to cover up one thing, another big thing must appear. Then find out who wrote this story. Jin Shuqin or someone else must find out first."
Mi Niang suddenly asked happily: "What's the big deal?"
"Of course, I'll write the storybook myself."
"Who to write to?" Mi Niang looked at Fang Wei Yan with secret anticipation in her heart.
Fang Weiyan smiled and said, "Of course it's about the two of us."
Mi Niang suddenly jumped up from the bed: "That's great, I want you to write better than her."
"Don't worry." Fang Weiyan's pen is not covered.
But Mi Niang was worried: "Although the writing of this book is average, there is one thing, that is, the whole story is very exciting. I think Liang Zhu is good, but the ending is too sad. And what about Huo Xiaoyu?"
Fang Weiyan nodded: "You are right, don't worry, I will get it done."
While the couple was discussing, a woman who was close to Xu came to tell her what happened at the Queen Mother's place. Xu was furious and said, "You are so mean, Zhang. Just because I didn't marry my daughter to the Duke of Qi's mansion, you are slandering our family here."
After listening, she asked someone to find a storybook for her to read. As the mistress of the house, Xu was busy all year round. She was also the wife of the clan leader, with sons, daughters and grandchildren. Most of the time, she didn't even have time to look at her own grandchildren. Especially now, she had to find a wife for Weijun, which was the top priority. She never thought that such a thing would happen.
Soon, Fang Weiyan and Mi Niang heard about this incident when they went to pay their respects the next day.
Fang Weiyan frowned, "Yesterday, Mi Niang told me about this matter. Someone is trying to implicate us. Now someone has even passed on a message to the Empress Dowager of Shoukang Palace. It seems like this was premeditated."
ah?
Xu was puzzled: "What is the conspiracy behind this? Maybe the wife of Duke Qi is just quick-witted. She wants to take revenge on us and hurt us for not marrying Yaqing to them."
"There are reasons for this, but it shouldn't be the main reason. You see, I just heard you say that it was Madam Cui who mentioned this story, and the wife of the Marquis of Xinling was in the middle of the conversation. If the wife of the Marquis of Xinling hadn't mentioned it, the wife of the Duke of Qi might not have dared to speak so quickly. She is certainly not a good person, but she is not stupid either."
Fang Weiyan analyzed.
The world is bustling with people all seeking profit, and no one will offend others easily.
I'm afraid Xu didn't know the answer to this question either. Fang Weiyan went straight to find the Marquis of Dong'an, but Xu said, "If something like this comes to light, will the Marquis think it's our fault?"
Fang Weiyan shook his head: "How can you say that? Someone wants to make the situation bigger. If we win, we all win. If we lose, we all lose."
Although he was Xu's son, Xu did not dare to stop him because he was away on business all year round. Mi Niang waited until Fang Weiyan left before she asked, "Madam, who do you think wrote this book?"
Xu looked through it for a long time and suddenly realized: "It's probably Shuhui."
"Is it her? Isn't it Jin Shuqin?" Mi Niang felt that the heroine in "Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon" was an abandoned woman, but Jin Shuhui didn't look like one.
"Our Xu family got rich from printing. This edition is so exquisite, it should have been made from my sister's dowry. I also own a bookstore specializing in this kind of books. You probably don't know that Shuqin looks very thoughtful on the surface, but she is actually a person who is not willing to offend anyone. When she lived in our house, she had a good relationship with the Shen family." Of course, this is also the reason why she looks down on Jin Shuqin.
But she would not tell her daughter-in-law the reason. She was not that stupid to cause such trouble.
Then, Mrs. Xu continued, "Jin Shuqin seems to be very considerate, but she is never willing to take any responsibility. At most, she uses money to buy a few servants to say good things, but in the end, she is still indifferent and can't accomplish anything big. On the contrary, it is Shuhui's fault, and it is also my fault. When she came to our house as a child, because her father died early, Shuhui was young, so I asked Weiyan to take care of her often, but that was when she was very young. As she grew older, my sister was kind-hearted, but Shuhui was able to stand out often. Shuqin was timid, while Shuhui was very courageous."
"You know what? Shuhui had a black lotus embroidered on her shoulder. I thought it was incredible that a girl like her would have a tattoo. My sister always felt helpless about this daughter. She was the kind of person who did whatever she wanted."
After hearing this, Mi Niang felt that one should not judge a person by his appearance. "We should send someone to investigate who wrote this. We are just guessing now. Madam, we need to think of a solution first. It doesn't matter to me, but it is very important to Yu Weiyan."
She cannot get the love she wants, yet she wants to marry into a wealthy family and have eight sons. She has no abilities, but is very good at belittling others and exalting herself.
Perhaps in her mind, she married a man of noble status and gave birth to eight sons, while other people only gave birth to daughters or were unable to give birth. This is why she felt that all women were inferior to her.
Xu looked at Mi Niang and explained, "When I first saw you, I felt that we were destined to be together. I also wanted to find a close friend for Wei Yan. I was not deceived by anyone."
Mi Niang didn't expect her mother-in-law to take this matter seriously. She laughed and said, "The book says that you were deceived by others, but you were deceived by me. Besides, I don't care about that. The more she belittles us, the more she cares about this matter. However, you are right, this person may really be Jin Shuhui."
Seeing her daughter-in-law's expression, Xu felt relieved. If her daughter-in-law started crying, she might not know how to comfort her. After all, it was her niece from her mother's side who did it. If she scolded her too much, she would end up being blamed.
"Good girl, I was right about you. You are the most suitable one for Wei Yan. If Wei Jun's wife in the future could be half as good as you, I would feel relieved. You are more caring than my own daughter." Xu thought it was really good.
Mi Niang hugged her arm and nodded: "You are also very good to me."
Moreover, Fang Weiyan was ready to take action in this matter, and Mi Niang still had to thank Xu for giving her such a good husband.
He can always think ahead of himself in everything. If he can do something, he will definitely do it himself. Mi Niang can still be lazy with a clear conscience. If she is angry about this matter, she is very angry, but she cares more about how she is doing. As for the sour chickens, it is useless even if they are jealous to death.
In fact, in this life, it is just someone writing a storybook. In the previous life, she was publicly impeached by Buzhifanji. At first, she was also angry and sad, but later she felt that it was more important to live her own life well.
At this time, Fang Weiyan was at the Dong'an Marquis's residence. He asked, "What have the Duke of Qi's residence and the Marquis of Xinling's residence been fighting over with our residence recently? Or what?"
Dong'an Hou hesitated for a moment, then said, "I didn't argue with them. I rarely go out these days, and I only ran a few times for Weijun's errands."
Of course he has to pave the way for his son to take over!
Fang Weiyan asked what the errand was, and the Marquis of Dong'an said, "The emperor is going to go on a tour, and I want Weijun to have a position as a front guard. How does this hinder them?"
"Maybe it's really bad luck, Fang Weiyan said: "The sons of both families don't have any job that requires them to show their faces in front of the emperor."
Dong'an Hou then said, "You can't make such a far-fetched conclusion." After saying that, he thought to himself that the Duke of Qi's Mansion as a whole was not doing well, and there were few descendants. If a family had few descendants, it would definitely be a sign of the family's decline. Then there was the Xinling Hou Mansion. Among the Xinling Hou's sons, the eldest son was a playboy who might not even be able to shoot a bow when he got on a horse. Gu Wangshu was not bad, but it was a pity...
Thinking of this, he looked at Fang Weiyan again and felt that his own son was still the best.
Gu Wangshu looks sinister, that guy has a black face and a black heart. The son of the wife of Marquis Xinling has that title, he is probably afraid of revenge. Although the Marquis of Dong'an does not go out, he is well-informed. The mansion of Marquis Xinling is not like the mansion of Marquis Dong'an. Neither Xu nor Fang Weiyan will do anything to kill people. The wife of Marquis Xinling is a ruthless character, and many of her subordinates have killed people.
If you don't kill the snake, you will avoid harm.
The Duke of Qi's Mansion has no power to compete with the Marquis of Dong'an's Mansion, but the Marquis of Xinling's Mansion can still compete. The wife of Marquis Xinling is still a princess, so it is normal for the emperor to take care of the royal relatives.
"Now that this matter has reached the ears of the emperor, we cannot sit idly by. My son wants to counter it as soon as possible. I would like to ask you about it in the Music Bureau. If they can delay it for a few days, I would like to write the play myself and perform it first." This is called taking the initiative.
In fact, "Moon Shadow" was only circulated in a small circle. Watching opera was the most widespread way for people in Yongzhou to appreciate it, and it was appreciated by both the elite and the masses.
Dong'an Hou nodded and said, "That's good. Since you already have a solution, I will lend you a helping hand."
In fact, he was secretly observing Fang Weiyan's ability to respond, and sure enough, he reacted quickly.
Fang Weiyan smiled and said, "Okay, then just go ahead and do it."
"Hmm." Dong'an Hou pinched his beard to express his satisfaction.
After Fang Weiyan left, he went to find his cousin and gave him some silver: "You have been asking me for a job recently. It just so happens that I have a good job here. If you can do it well, you will benefit from it in the future."
Even though the Marquis of Dong'an is a marquis, he has never spent much money and is not very generous. The people in these clans always ask Xu for work, just like that time when Xu was doing the tailoring. They knew that they could not make any money from the Marquis of Dong'an's mansion, so they all colluded with her.
Now that he is willing to spend the money, Master Chengsan still looks very honored.
But on this day, Fang Weiyan started writing furiously in the evening. Mi Niang wanted to see what he wrote in advance, but he said to her, "Go and have a rest. You will know when the play is released."
"Fang Weiyan, you are so mysterious, what are you doing?" Mi Niang stood on tiptoe to see.
But Fang Weiyan's ears blushed: "Anyway, you will know later."
Mi Niang ran away laughing, because judging from Fang Wei Yan's expression, he must be writing something embarrassing. So, forget it, just wait until he finishes writing before reading.
However, since Mi Niang guessed it was Jin Shuhui, she couldn't help but start analyzing the characters in it. There are certain clues. For example, the heroine's stepmother looks very much like Aunt Xu, who poisoned and had an abortion, etc. The concubine in it looks very much like Aunt Jin. When she thought about it this way, she really figured it all out.
There is also the stepmother’s biological daughter, who is obviously Fang Yaqing, who can’t accomplish anything. But Jin Shuhui is really not of pure mind, as she actually wrote Fang Yaqing like this.
It can be said that Fang Yaqing treated Jin Shuqin quite well and was also quite okay to Jin Shuhui. She just broke off the engagement with Xu Jing because Xu Jing didn't want to marry Jin Shuqin. What does it have to do with Fang Yaqing?
However, she couldn't tell Fang Yaqing yet. After all, she was pregnant, and it was not worth it to get hurt by her anger.
On the other hand, Wang Sanniang was overjoyed. Although she did not push the matter forward, she found it funny to see that the Queen Mother was going to have people rehearse the play "Moon Shadow" in Shoukang Palace. The first act of Moon Shadow was about sisters fighting for a man, and Fang Weiyan was obviously that man, and Ruan Mi Niang was the man who stole her sister.
If the wife of the Duke of Qi opens fire, this matter will be exposed.
Then let's see how proud she will be.
As for Jin Shuhui, she didn't know about these things. Most of the time, she wrote the storybooks behind people's backs, but she vaguely hoped that others could condemn the bad villains in the book. Moreover, many of the characters were fictional and not written exactly according to a certain person. If others wanted to identify them with the characters, she could deny it.
Mrs. Ding Er didn't know about this kind of thing. She only found out about it when Mi Niang returned to her parents' home, but her attention was now on another matter.
"I heard that Mrs. Jian gave the money to Mrs. Zhang in the hope that she could redeem her, but Mrs. Zhang ran away. Mrs. Jian then reported to the Imperial Guard that there were 800 boxes of stolen goods hidden in Mrs. Zhang's house."
Mi Niang had long stopped caring about Mrs. Jian's affairs. Although she was her grandmother in name, she had nothing to do with their family. In the end, this person still wanted to plot against her own mother, but Mi Niang was too lazy to pay attention to her.
I didn't expect this to happen.
"How did you know?"
Mrs. Ding said, "I have always had people guarding the Zhang family. This was told to me by someone who was spying on me. I was originally upset that I couldn't catch anything, but I never thought this would happen."
"What did Madam Zhang do?" Mi Niang was busy with the storybook issue at the moment and didn't know.
Mrs. Ding Er smiled and said, "Of course she doesn't admit it, but Madam Jian has the manifest, and I heard that the Jinyiwei found a lot of it. I heard that the so-called manifest here also includes the dowry given to Madam Zhang that year."
One hundred and eighty kilograms of dowry, that's no joke.
"It seems like Mrs. Zhang won't be able to escape." Mi Niang also laughed.
Mrs. Zhang was full of evil intentions. She almost killed her own mother just because she was afraid that her status would be damaged. It was not that she had already done such harm in her previous life, and her father was also killed.
It was just that the Jian family had always been there, and Madam Zhang's husband was also from a prominent family and was considered to be a very upright person. Naturally, Madam Jian treated her like her own daughter and found a very good in-law family for her, so there was nothing to fault with them.
I didn't expect that Mrs. Zhang would be brought down in this way.
"That's right. Madam Jian obviously wants to drag Madam Zhang into this." Second Madam Ding sighed.
Because Mrs. Jane had always been very polite to her, Mrs. Ding probably just thought that she wanted to bury the past. This was also normal. Many women who remarried with children were very good to other people's children but not to their own children. They just wanted to start a new life and were unwilling to face the past.
But no one expected that Mrs. Jian would set a trap for Mrs. Zhang. This trap was probably set when she had a premonition that something bad was going to happen to the Jian family.
Gu Wangshu, who had been in the Jinyiwei for many years, did not expect that Madam Jian would suddenly reveal this matter. He heard Madam Jian quietly say, "She is not my daughter. I think you Jinyiwei should have known this for a long time. If I had money, I would definitely want to give it to my own daughter. I remarried when she was young. But she didn't want it. She said that it was not easy for me all these years. Since she didn't receive the grace of my raising, she didn't want my things."
"But Madam Zhang didn't persuade me with the mother-daughter relationship and asked me to give her all the remaining money. If I didn't, she would not help me save Ningchu."
Having said that, Mrs. Jane looked at Gu Wangshu meaningfully.
Who else could have kidnapped someone right under the noses of the Jinyi Guards except Gu Wangshu? She was careless. She remembered that her eldest daughter-in-law, Jian Ningchu's stepmother, said that it was Gu Wangshu who saved her when they went to the temple together during the Chinese New Year.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Mrs. Jane is willing to take the gamble.
She doesn't blush or feel nervous when she tells lies, and she doesn't need to prepare a script.
With a turn of her eyes, she said, "I am already a dying person, but the person I feel most sorry for is Ningchu. Back then, we saw that my sister in name was the old lady in the Dong'an Marquis's mansion, Fang Weijun was a legitimate son, and my granddaughter Ruan also married into the Fang family, so we wanted to strengthen the relationship. Little did we know that the Dong'an Marquis wanted his son to train in the military camp, so he broke off the engagement with our family. At the beginning, I chose the wedding date, and I regret it now. If I had moved the date forward, Ningchu would have married and she wouldn't be missing now. My granddaughter's mother died early, and although she is not my biological granddaughter, she serves me, so there is nothing wrong with her."
"Commander Gu, Madam Zhang originally asked me to hand over all the business to her. Although I am a woman, I also know what loyalty, filial piety, chastity and righteousness are. We are prisoners, but we are willing to hand over all the money to the national treasury."
Gu Wangshu knew that Mrs. Jian was not a simple person. She was Ruan Mi Niang's grandmother, but he heard that their relationship was very bad. Mrs. Jian always wanted to reconcile with her daughter's family, but Ruan Mi Niang always disagreed and was very resistant.
Now he actually did this and gave the emperor something worth three million taels into his private vault.
The emperor took the money and thought that Mrs. Jian would be fine.
"Okay, I understand. Are you sure Mrs. Zhang took them all?" Gu Wangshu asked again.
Mrs. Jane took out another list from her bosom and said, "How can fingerprints not count? Besides, she once attacked my daughter and almost killed her. Fortunately, my granddaughter was young at that time, but she was smart and escaped. I have no other ideas, I just hope that the murderer will be brought to justice."
They both gave three million taels. Gu Wangshu knew very well how greedy Emperor Yonglong was. He nodded slightly without saying a word.
Sure enough, after Gu Wangshu entered the palace, he reported the matter to the emperor: "I heard that this was the money that Madam Jian deposited with Madam Zhang in order to let her redeem her family. Who knew that Madam Zhang hid the money? Fortunately, Madam Jian kept it a secret and gave us all the invoices. She also reported another incident, that this Madam Zhang was also involved in a murder case."
Emperor Yonglong was already very happy when he heard the three million taels. He didn't expect that there was a legitimate reason to deal with Madam Zhang. He immediately smiled and said, "Then let's make Madam Zhang's case an ironclad case. As for Madam Jian, does she have any requests?"
"Nothing."
This is where Mrs. Jane's cleverness lies. Not making any demands is the best demand.
But if Mrs. Zhang's case was to be made into an ironclad case, the parties involved must be questioned, so Gu Wangshu went to the Ruan family in the afternoon.
At this time, Mrs. Ding was keeping her daughter and grandson to have dinner. Her two sons were in school and would not be back at noon. Zhou followed Ruan Shiyi to work outside, so she was alone on weekdays.
Now that Mi Niang and Xian Ge'er are here, the table is filled with dishes.
Many of them were Mi Niang's favorite dishes, especially the stewed pork ribs and lotus root, which was almost her favorite dish when she was in Huguang. "Mom, where did you get this nine-hole lotus root? It's really delicious, and it's the same as what we used to eat in our hometown."
"There are also pickled peppers. I used bacon and diced lotus roots in them. I knew you liked them, so I made more. You can take some home to eat when the time comes."
"good."
Seeing her daughter sweating while eating, Aunt Ding took out a handkerchief to wipe her daughter's sweat.
At this moment, word came that the commander of the Imperial Guard had come to their house, and Mrs. Ding and Mi Niang looked at each other in bewilderment.
Only the jealous boy was giggling.
Mi Niang is so impressed by this kid. He is such a kid and knows nothing.
When Gu Wangshu came in, he saw Second Madam Ding and Mi Niang were both there. He raised his eyebrows slightly and quickly explained the purpose of his visit. Second Madam Ding wanted to let her daughter go first.
"My daughter is still young, so I, as an adult, should speak for her."
Gu Wangshu glanced at Mi Niang indifferently. She was holding a baby in her arms. The baby had strong legs and kept jumping on her knees.
"Mom, it's okay. Although I was young, I still remember the scene."
She used to be a little afraid of Gu Wangshu, but now with Fang Weiyan around, she doesn't worry about anything.
Mrs. Ding sighed: "Although this happened a long time ago, I still remember it. I was pregnant at the time, and the honest sister-in-law next door..."
Mi Niang also said, "That dog was also a mad dog. My aunt and I were deliberately called over by her. Later, she was bitten by the mad dog and died."
"We found the medicine in her house..."
"Many people in our Ruan clan know about it, even the clan leader knows about it."
After listening to this, Gu Wangshu continued, "Mrs. Jian has already found the person who sent the poison. This commander is just verifying the specific situation. If this is confirmed, I will let someone tell you the result."
Mrs. Ding was very grateful. When Gu Wangshu left, she stuffed him with a lot of homemade products. "They are not fancy things, but they are all made by me. They are dried lotus seeds. Cook them with lilies and eat them. You will sleep well at night."
Probably because Second Mistress saw that Gu Wangshu had dark circles under his eyes, she gave this to him.
Gu Wangshu had seldom been cared for like this before. His mother died early, and he had been struggling to survive in the Xinling Marquis's Mansion. He had endured countless cold stares. Second Lady Ding had a different feeling from Mi Niang. She was very gentle, the kind of person that others would think was a good person, just like Fang Weiyan.
He was a little stagnant...
Mi Niang smiled and said, "Commander Gu, please accept it. If it is expensive, we will not give it to you. We will leave our case to you."
Mrs. Ding also said, "Yes, it's not a good thing either."
Under the enthusiasm of Mrs. Ding Er, Gu Wangshu finally accepted it. When he left, he was quite polite and asked Mrs. Ding Er not to send him any more.
Because of Gu Wangshu's behavior, Second Lady Ding said, "This commander is not bad."
Mi Niang also found it funny that such a dark man like him was actually afraid of the passion of middle-aged and elderly women.
However, what happens to Gu Wangshu in this life has nothing to do with her.
She didn't have any unnecessary emotions of redemption. People with Gu Wangshu's personality had been suppressed for many years, so what they thought and did were beyond the limits of normal people. Mi Niang felt that she should be very disgusted with him, but sometimes she felt that many things in this life were different.
She once saw Gu Wangshu’s fear being cured by Fang Weiyan.
Because she is in the sun now.
Mrs. Zhang, who had been so proud all her life, probably never thought that in the end she would be harmed by Mrs. Jian, who loved her the most. She even said to Gu Wangshu, "You are mistaken, are you the ones who forced my mother to do this?"
Gu Wangshu said: "You have fingerprints. This is your handprint."
He was too lazy to talk to Mrs. Zhang. This man was poisoning people, so he should just be arrested.
Mrs. Zhang was thrown into prison for hiding stolen goods and poisoning people, and she was doomed to die.
I heard that she was sentenced to be executed later in the autumn.
Mi Niang had to say to Fang Weiyan: "I didn't expect her to be so cruel. Now she has no children, so she deliberately sold out to my mother, and in the end, she cheated Madam Zhang."
If Second Madam Ding took the money, she would definitely redeem her, because Second Madam Ding was not the kind of ungrateful person. At the same time, Madam Jian might also want Second Madam Ding to save the other members of the Jian family. If Second Madam Ding did not save them, then Madam Jian might also take them away.
Fang Weiyan thought to himself that Mrs. Jian was a fierce and vicious person, but he had to admire her because this was a brilliant move.
"Is mother-in-law preparing to send Madam Jian back to Jiangling?"
"Jiangling is not as good as Wuchang. We have a house in Wuchang. Although it is not a good house, the living there is very cheap. My parents were planning to retire and live there in their old age. It is best to give it to her now. Otherwise, Jiangling is full of Ruan clan members. My grandparents still live in our ancestral house. Those two are not good people. If these three people meet, and my maternal grandfather Lu's family also comes, I am afraid they will fight. They are all extreme and not a single normal person."
"Nonsense, would you say that about your own family?"
Every time Fang Weiyan talked to Mi Niang, he felt like his stomach hurt from laughing.
It was funny to think about how he was trying to get something for free from Mi Niang's grandparents and how Mrs. Jane was fighting with them.
Mi Niang said again: "My dear, have you finished writing the storybook? You don't sleep with me every day."
"Ahem, the manuscript is finished today and the troupe has started rehearsing. We'll also take 1,000 taels to make props."
Mi Niang quickly opened the box and gave Fang Weiyan one thousand taels. Fang Weiyan smiled and said, "You are so generous."
"When was I not generous?"
But Mi Niang didn't want to disturb Fang Wei Yan, so she kissed him and left quickly.
Fang Weiyan laughed and said, "You little liar, you said you missed me, but you left so quickly."
Seeing her walking away, Fang Weiyan continued to bury himself in the storybook. He was the reincarnation of his previous life, and so were his storybooks. His language was much more refined than Jin Shuhui's, and his writing was much better. He even adapted stories for a sense of pleasure, and wrote plays. The play scripts and storybooks were quite different.
How to recite the lines in a catchy way is the reason why Yuefu has to be re-edited for a long time, because most of what Jin Shuhui wrote are in vernacular. However, Fang Weiyan is an expert in this field. His greatest pleasure in his previous life was to listen to operas. The opera troupe he raised at home was well-known in the capital, and many people were proud to watch a play in his place.
While Fang Weiyan was making preparations in full swing, Mi Niang also went to the Hanhai Mansion, and Old Madam Ruan agreed immediately.
If for no other reason, Fan Yuzhen now has a royal heir and needs more support.
Besides, Madam Ruan was quite nice to the clansmen. Moreover, whenever there was any problem in the Hanhai Mansion, Mi Niang and Second Madam Ding would come to visit, and they visited each other very frequently.
Old Madam Ruan quickly handed in her name card and went in. Now that Concubine De was in charge of the harem in the palace, her family was the first to be invited to visit.
The next day, when Fan Yuzhen went to Shoukang Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, he asked, "Empress Dowager, has the Yuefu not yet arranged "Moon Shadow"?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "They said it was adapted from the script, so it will take time to revise it first, and then rehearse the play, which will take at least a month. Even if you want to watch it, don't be impatient."
Fan Yuzhen smiled and said, "It would be great if I could feast my eyes with the help of the Queen Mother, but yesterday my family came to the palace and told me about a play. The lyrics were really well written. If you don't mind, let them come in and perform it for you in Shufangzhai."
The empress dowager was very pleased with the concubine's flattery, and she was also able to visit Shufangzhai, so she readily agreed.
Fan Yuzhen nodded secretly, finally completing the task.
In fact, she didn't help Mi Niang for the sake of the prince or anything. Now Fang Wei Yan was just an editor with limited abilities, and he couldn't have a say in many things. But she probably did it for Mi Niang's choice.
Compared to her wavering, she was determined not to enter the palace and wanted to stay with her ex-husband. She even cried when she read the script yesterday.
When we were confused, the play had already begun. First, a snowy mountain appeared before us. A pale-faced scholar got advice from a master and traveled thousands of miles to the Tianshan Mountains for his mother's illness. However, when he arrived at the Tianshan Mountains, he could not cross the glacier...
The Queen Mother asked anxiously, "What should we do?"
At this moment, a golden toad came over and offered to help him cross the river.
This troupe spent a lot of money on props, especially the snow-capped mountain scenery and the golden toad, which are very pleasing.
With the help of the golden toad, the scholar reached the foot of Mount Tianshan and continued to climb higher.
The snow lotus at the highest point of the snow mountain transformed into a human form, who looked like a very lovely and beautiful girl. She had not seen anyone climbing Mount Tianshan for thousands of years, so she was very curious. The scholar also developed a liking for this lively woman.
After going through untold hardships, the scholar reached the top of Tianshan Mountain with the help of Xuelian, and the two fell in love. However, after Xuelian knew the man's filial piety, she secretly took out the inner elixir from the man and asked him to take it back to cure his mother.
At this time, the scholar did not know that Xuelian was the snow lotus. The two agreed that after he sent the snow lotus back, he would marry her.
But he didn't expect that when he finally came here after going through so much hardship, Xuelian had already disappeared because her inner elixir was gone.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but wipe away her tears when she saw this: "Xuelian is such a good girl."
The Emperor was watching a play with the Empress Dowager and could not help but say, "This Qingci is very well written."
This refers to the words that Xuelian recited when she vomited out her inner elixir.
Xuelian had a great acting figure, with a slight white ribbon around her neck and untidy hair, like a goddess from the Tianshan Mountains. When she walked, she carried a unique chill from the Tianshan Mountains. When she was with the scholar, it was like ice and snow melting away.
The concubines watching the play could not help but express regret, especially the shock of the scholar whose hair turned white overnight.
Fortunately, an old Taoist priest appeared at this time. He had an immortal look and said to the scholar, "The fairy Xuelian has been reincarnated as a human. The two of you are destined to be together. The golden toad under the Tianshan Mountain is the one who brought you to see Xuelian. It is your guide. Remember to take him to the south. The two of you will meet by the river."
The old Lord of Heaven also left a book for the scholar. When the scholar was descending from Tianshan Mountain, he had an epiphany, and the golden toad turned into a jade toad which became the scholar's jade pendant.
In the south, on the riverside, there was a wealthy family called Ruan's, who had a daughter who was both good at calligraphy and painting.
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