Shen Qingqiu also walked in. She picked up the wine glass on the table and put it to her nose and sniffed it gently, "This medicine not only makes people sleepy, but also contains a slow-acting poison."
Shen Qingqiu began to search Xia Yueqing's body again, and soon found the small medicine bag on her body, "It is colorless and tasteless, and makes people feel nothing, and just die of weakness." Shen Qingqiu smiled coldly, "Dad, it seems that the emperor is very afraid of you. He wants to take away your military power and make you die silently."
Gu Yong's eyes darkened, "Hide this from your mother first."
Liu's personality made her think too much, which made her worried.
Shen Qingqiu nodded, and after a moment, he curled his lips and said, "I heard that Concubine Li had seen several strange people and anecdotes a few days ago. I think this kind of medicine is rare. If the emperor had it earlier, he would have given it to father a long time ago."
Gu Yong nodded, "The Seventh Prince is stupid, but he is not so vicious. Concubine Li is from a noble family, and her ways of harming people are endless."
Shen Qingqiu narrowed his eyes, "I'll get rid of her sooner or later."
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Although Xia Yueqing was ordered by the emperor to approach Gu Yong, Gu Yong was handsome and powerful, so it was hard for a woman not to be attracted to such a man. Especially since he had many infatuations that other powerful men did not have.
For this reason, Xia Yueqing was particularly curious about Liu. She didn't understand how a woman who had been married once could be taken seriously by a marquis who was above ten thousand men, until she saw Liu.
Apart from anything else, although this woman came from an ordinary family, she was indeed quite pretty.
Her skin is very delicate, and you can tell how white her skin is just from the skin on her neck and wrists. She also has a very good temperament, and you really can't tell that she comes from a low family.
Xia Yueqing was a great beauty, but when she saw Liu, she felt so envious of the beauty that she bit her lip, feeling more and more uncomfortable.
Xia Yueqing thought that maybe this woman had attracted the Marquis with her skin... No wonder, she had served men before she married the Marquis, and she was not a virgin, so she certainly knew what men liked. Thinking that the Marquis' wife actually wanted to occupy the Marquis before and after giving birth.
Xia Yueqing snorted softly and walked in. "Come to think of it, I've been in this mansion for such a long time, but I haven't even properly paid my respects to Madam?" Xia Yueqing said with a forced smile.
"No need for that. You were granted the Xuan Mansion by the emperor. It's okay if you don't follow some rules. You're all family members after all." Everyone can say polite words, but people just don't want to say them normally.
There was a smile in Liu's eyes, and her true thoughts could not be seen at all.
Xia Yueqing lowered her chin slightly, feeling relieved. She thought that this woman only looked okay. In fact, it was because of her low birth that she was insecure. She didn't even care about paying respects... Some people just take advantage of others. Seeing that Liu looked like she was easy to be bullied, Xia Yueqing said, "Madam has said that we are all family members, so I won't hide some things from you."
"Since I married into the Marquis' Mansion, the Marquis has only entered my room once. It's been a month, and he has never set foot here once..." As he said this, he looked at Liu eagerly.
Liu was very angry. Did he come to ask for her husband back in front of her, the eldest wife?
Xia Yueqing bit her lip, "I know how busy the Marquis is with state affairs, but for more than a month, he has been back home every day. He doesn't go anywhere else but to your place. As a concubine, even if I was given by the Emperor, I certainly don't dare to compare with you, Madam. But you have inconvenient times every month. If you still occupy the Marquis at this time, even if I don't say anything, I'm afraid the old lady will be unhappy."
When Liu heard this, she felt that this woman was still quite smart and there was something else behind her words.
On the one hand, she pointed out that she was given a title by the emperor, so she had to give him some face. On the other hand, she secretly mocked her for wanting to monopolize the male owner even when she was menstruating. This kind of thing was not very good in the ancient big families. A proper mistress would arrange a concubine for her husband, otherwise she would be punished if the elders knew about it.
"What do you mean?"
Liu was still smiling, and looked no different from before.
Xia Yueqing didn't care about her anymore. "You are the main wife of the family. I think the Marquis will always listen to you. Since it is a family, there must be rules, right? In the palace, the emperor stays in the queen's bedroom on the first and fifteenth day of the month, and stays with other concubines at other times."
Liu's smile disappeared now, she looked at her with a smile, "Your method is not bad. But you also need to know one thing, that is, you can't force a cow to eat grass. It's not like he hasn't been to your place before, and I don't pull him to my place every day, but even if I have my period and can't take care of him, he is still willing to come to me. What do you think is the reason for this?"
"Everyone in the temple knows the reason why there are too many monks and too little porridge. Girl, if you can't keep a man, don't always look for the reason in others. Instead, look at whether there is any problem with yourself."
Xia Yueqing's face changed when she heard this, but Liu said, "Someone, send the guest away!"
Shen Qingqiu watched the whole process from the side, poured tea for her mother, and said, "Mom, don't be angry. I will make it up to you sooner or later."
Liu immediately asked, "What are you going to do?" She was afraid that her daughter would get into trouble again at this critical juncture.
Shen Qingqiu just smiled, "Don't worry, I won't do anything." They would send someone to the emperor, so why can't I? -
The wife of the prefect of Chenglin Prefecture, Ms. Lin, was a famous beauty in the surrounding area. In the previous beauty list, Ms. Liu ranked tenth, and Ms. Lin ranked sixth. And just a few days ago, her husband passed away.
When we arrived at the main hall, most of the guests who came to pay their respects had left.
Only a young woman in white was left kneeling beside the mourning hall. It was Lin. A woman should be pretty and filial. Even without makeup, she was still extremely beautiful.
Lin's eldest daughter, Chen Ruoye, came over and knelt beside her accompanied by her maid Muxue. There were more and more mourners coming. Chen Ruoye could occasionally call out a few people's names, but most of them were strangers.
Her father went there on his way to take up his post. The place was far away, and most of the people who came were local officials.
After kneeling for only a moment, she felt a little dizzy. She hadn't eaten in the morning, and she was still young, so she felt a little weak. Seeing that there were not many people around, Mu Xue took out a plum from somewhere and stuffed it into her mouth. Chen Ruoye was hungry, really hungry. She didn't want to spit out the plum pit after eating it, and kept it in her mouth all morning.
Lin was helped to the inner hall by her maid Cuiyun.
"Madam, the master is gone. Now that we can't take office, should we go back home?" Chen Bihuai died on his way to take office. He was always weak and died before he could take office. The whole family followed him, so whether he stayed or went became a problem.
"The emperor is far away, what are you doing here?" Lin wiped her tears, "We will leave tomorrow after the condolences. Go and tell the servants to pack up the gifts for the two young ladies."
"Yes, ma'am."
Cuiyun went downstairs and happened to meet Muxue who was leading Chen Ruoye in. She shook her head at the two of them. Lin was a good-tempered mother most of the time, but occasionally - just at times like this, like the weather in June, no one could predict it.
But Chen Ruoye had already gone in, and she had already seen the snacks on the table. She was so hungry that she grabbed two and started eating. After all, she was a child, and a child didn't need any etiquette.
"Eat, eat, eat. All you know is to eat." Mrs. Lin was still feeling sad about her relationship with her late husband. When she turned around and saw her eldest daughter eating the snacks without any image, she felt even more miserable. "I have a miserable life. I am a widow, and I have given birth to two girls. People say that beautiful women have a miserable fate. I think I am also a miserable person."
Why are you so unlucky? You have a longer life than anyone else. Chen Ruoye spitted inwardly and continued to eat.
Seeing that she didn't put down the snack after talking for a long time, Lin was born in a wealthy family and couldn't bear to see her daughter like this, "Don't you see that the young lady is hungry? Go prepare dinner!" She scolded the servants and asked about Mu Xue, "Why is there only the eldest young lady? Where is the second young lady?"
Mu Xue shook her head. "There were many people at home yesterday. He seemed to be frightened. He couldn't get up in the morning. He is lying in bed."
Lin cursed inwardly that he was not presentable enough.
Then she looked at her eldest daughter who was eating. She regretted not pestering Chen Bihuai. If she could have a boy, it would be much better than her current situation. Now she was an orphan and a widow. If she had a boy, it would be much easier than raising two daughters. She had no son, and the people in the Fang family were not easy to deal with. It was not a long-term solution for her to stay there. Remarrying was the only way out.
Lin is not afraid that she won't be able to marry a good woman, after all, she has this foundation.
But bringing two burdens with me would be a little awkward. Mrs. Lin looked at her daughter who only knew how to eat with some worry. After all, she was her own mother, how could she be so heartless as to eat porridge herself and let her daughter live on the streets.
"Muxue, ask your brother to prepare more horse feed tomorrow." The Chen family's old house must be taken back, and the family property can't be given away to others. But as a widow, she has to use other methods to keep the family property.
"Yes, ma'am."
Just as Lin said, the whole family got up at dawn the next day.
Chen Zihan, who had not been seen the whole day, was not pretending to be sick, but was really sick. Lin was afraid that if the whole car was infected, it would be difficult to move forward, so she assigned a wet nurse to stay in the back car alone. With the car left, she could only sit with her eldest daughter.
With two masters and two servants, no matter how big the carriage is, it will still be a bit crowded.
No matter how miserable the mother and daughter felt about their fate, they were both top-notch beauties and were spoiled. Yan Lin was not feeling well, and Chen Ruoye frowned and felt uncomfortable all over.
"Muxue, are we almost home?" She asked, looking up.
Mu Xue said, "We'll be in the capital soon. We'll be there in one day." It's said that a thousand miles to Jiangling can be returned in one day, but it's a different state of mind. When I left, everyone was still there, and I had the heart to enjoy the scenery. When I came back, the pillars of the family were gone, so who would have the heart to wander around? "Oh," she leaned back into the soft cushion of the carriage, her little face huddled in the fur, thinking.
The closer they got to the capital, the hotter it got. Originally, Lin had no intention of entering the capital, as it was too troublesome. Besides, there were many nobles in Chang'an, so she wanted to take a detour and go directly to the city. But they could wait, but Chen Bihuai's body in the coffin could not.
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