Chapter 82 Old Husband Young Wife 1
◎Life is short, what can we understand from living it? ◎
Hua Rongqin was the second wife of Prince Jing, so even though Changning ordered a low-key funeral, she still had the glory and dignity that a princess should have.
Chang Ning cried so hard that her eyes became as pink as two peaches because of Yan Yue's words, and the people who came to pay their respects sighed: "The relationship between Princess Chang Ning and her stepmother is really as good as the rumors say."
Butler Cao's memory was also blurred by the hallucinations, and he just thought it was a dream. He grumbled to Yan Yue without knowing anything, saying that he had been worried that Hua Rongqin would harm Changning after moving into the mansion. Unexpectedly, Hua Rongqin had been really good to Changning over the years, and it was not an exaggeration to say that she treated him like her own daughter.
Perhaps because Hua Rongqin was unable to have her own children, she took great care of Changning and taught her everything she had learned. When Changning came of age, she even added most of the dowry she brought with her to Changning's dowry.
Butler Cao said that Changning is now graceful and thoughtful, and that he was able to handle the funeral so well at such a young age, all thanks to Hua Rongqin's careful teaching. Unfortunately, God is blind. The Jingwang Mansion originally had few people, and now people are dying or getting sick. The luck of this noble family is about to fall apart.
Yan Yue was filled with sorrow.
Perhaps Hua Rongqin's kindness to Changning was meant to please and make up for it, but unfortunately, after ten whole years, it was nothing but mutual torture. After all, they are not real mother and daughter. No matter how they whitewash or repair it, there is still a deep blood feud between them that has caused the destruction of their family.
Qi Zhaoyang whispered, "Hua Rongqin hadn't married yet, and didn't know that the previous princess had prepared a hanging scene. She sent Changning food and toys purely to please the girl. Do you think Changning hated Prince Jing and Hua Rongqin so much because of self-blame and guilt, and she did this to make herself feel better?"
"So what?" Yan Yue didn't care. "Don't forget, she was just a six-year-old girl at the time. Her father fell in love with someone else and her mother hanged herself in front of her. Do you want her to live with the burden of killing her mother?"
She sighed, "She has had a hard time these years. Now she has learned that her biological mother's soul turned into a fierce ghost to protect her. She was also imprisoned and driven because of the fox fairy she raised. You see how she cried, I think her intestines must be green with regret. After this, I think she will never do anything foolish again in the rest of her life."
Qi Zhaoyang was puzzled: "Why do I feel that you are particularly tolerant of her?"
"I am very tolerant of everyone." Yan Yue said softly: "As long as people think clearly about what they want to do and dare to bear the consequences, it will be fine. I am just afraid that Changning was too young when he lost his mother, and he made a hasty decision about his life without thinking clearly."
Qi Zhaoyang disagreed: "But Hua Rongqin has never harmed her and King Jing, and has done her best for them. Is it unfair to Hua Rongqin to be lenient with Changning?"
Yan Yue said: "Whether Hua Rongqin really cares about King Jing or simply wants to escape from the sea of suffering and live a rich life, it is her own choice. So being hated by her stepdaughter, losing her child, and being haunted by evil spirits are also the consequences she deserves. I tried to stop her, but her fate has come to an end, and I can't do anything to save her."
She changed the subject and asked, "Besides, the late princess would rather turn into a ghost than bear Changning's evil deeds. She loves her daughter so much that I can't bear to see her wish go unfulfilled. And Changning is not a bad person. If I dissuade Changning, it will also make King Jing's days of paralysis in bed a little easier."
Qi Zhaoyang thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.
It is difficult to judge the right and wrong of this family, but Yan Yue actually took care of everyone as much as possible.
As a practitioner who clearly distinguishes between black and white, he was taught since childhood that everything is either good or evil. Over the years, he has boasted that he is full of righteousness, able to exorcise demons and eliminate evil spirits, and has been successful in everything he does.
But after getting to know Yan Yue, he saw another side of this world. There are usually reasons why ghosts and sneaky things haunt people. Good people can also do evil things, and the boundaries between right and wrong, black and white, begin to blur.
Qi Zhaoyang asked: "Since it is difficult to judge what is good and what is evil, how should I act in the future so as not to make mistakes?"
"How would I know?" Yan Yue chuckled and said, "Life is only a few decades long, what can we understand? I only know that if we don't interfere with other people's fate, we can bear less of their karma."
Qi Zhaoyang looked at her and asked, "Why are you interfering with Prince Jing's family?"
Yan Yue continued to laugh: "It is precisely because life is short that everything we do could be wrong, so we should just follow our heart and have fun!"
Qi Zhaoyang's face was not very good, and he said sarcastically: "This doesn't sound like something you would say, but more like something that Bai Chen would say."
Yan Yue shrugged, "That's exactly what he said, but I agree with him. People only live for a few decades, but there is plenty of time after death! No matter whether it's right or wrong, try to live a wonderful life so that you can think about it after death. Otherwise, being a ghost is so boring!"
Before Qi Zhaoyang could respond, Yan Yue, who had sharp ears, heard that housekeeper Cao invited the guests to stay for dinner, and immediately ran over: "Let's start the feast!"
Qi Zhaoyang smiled helplessly.
It is said that if one does not plan for the future, he will have immediate worries. But how is it that Yan Yue, a person who only lives in the present, can live every day and every moment casually, easily and happily?
Yan Yue ran into Bai Lubao head-on: "Hey, are we having a feast? Where's Bai Chen?"
Bai Lubao responded cheerfully, "Your Excellency doesn't like crowds. The butler has set up a table in his room. I'm here to invite you over."
Yan Yue decisively refused: "It's more lively when there are more people. I like crowds! Don't go back, let's eat here with everyone!"
"This..." Bai Lubao asked hesitantly, "The Lord is waiting for you to eat with him. If we don't go over, how will the Lord explain it?"
Yan Yue saw Qi Zhaoyang coming late from a distance, and suddenly had an idea. She grabbed the maid next to her and said, "Miss, please tell Master Qi that Master Bai asked him to have dinner with her."
These were the most distinguished guests in the mansion, so the maids did not dare to neglect them and agreed to their requests one after another. Yan Yue raised an eyebrow at Bai Lubao: "That's solved! Someone is eating with him, let's choose a table! Hey, you are a guardian, right? How many guardians does Bai Chen have?"
"I am the left guardian of His Majesty. His Majesty also has a right guardian named Baowei, who is a leopard. You may not have seen it. It is a beast that looks like a tiger or leopard, with spots all over its body that look like copper coins, especially its tail..."
There were more than a dozen tables in the hall. Yan Yue chose a table full of women and sat down at it, while Bai Lubao sat at the adjacent table full of men.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone started talking.
A girl said that her grandfather was very handsome with thick eyebrows and big eyes when he was young. He was unexpectedly noticed by a rich girl in the city, who insisted on marrying her grandfather. Although her grandfather had practiced martial arts since childhood, he had also read books of sages and had a proud character. He did not want to be accused of climbing the social ladder, so he politely declined.
As a result, the rich daughter wrote a letter to her grandfather asking for a meeting, threatening to hang herself if he did not come. The grandfather had no choice but to accept the invitation, but after repeated refusals, the rich girl actually took off her clothes and pounced on him!
Her grandfather pushed the daughter away and wanted to run away, but seven or eight men with knives suddenly appeared from all around. They were all family members of the rich daughter. That group of people slandered my grandfather and insulted the innocence of my daughter. They should either see an official or marry her...
"What happened in the end? How did your grandfather prove his innocence?" Yan Yue couldn't help but ask.
The girl laughed heartily: "In the end, that rich girl became my grandmother!"
Yan Yue was surprised: "Ah?"
The girl laughed and said, "My grandfather couldn't explain the situation even if he had a hundred mouths! My grandmother was the youngest and only daughter in the family, with five older brothers. She could get whatever she wanted!"
Yan Yue asked: "So is your grandfather happy?"
Everyone at the table laughed, and someone reminded Yan Yue, "The girl is not from the capital, right? Miss Jin's grandfather was Marquis Dingyuan!"
Miss Jin said with a smile: "My grandmother is the mascot of our family. We do whatever she says. Even my grandfather said that my grandmother has never made any mistakes in her life!"
A woman at the table had been silent before, but suddenly said, "These scenes of respect and love are all performed for you young people to watch. In fact, when you lift up the quilt and find bed lice everywhere, you just have to endure it alone."
The inappropriate words made everyone at the table silent, and no one knew how to react.
Miss Jin's pretty face wrinkled into a ball, "What did you say?!"
The woman had a drunken look on her face, and she had a desperate attitude: "I say, don't tell your own shallow dramas to others and make them laugh! Not to mention those old women who are old and ugly, even if they are young and beautiful, how many years can they keep a man's heart? Ha, you really believe it!"
Miss Jin's face turned red with anger. She wanted to refute again, but she was pulled away by the person next to her and whispered in her ear: "She is the second wife of the Minister of Rites, Mrs. Tao. A maidservant took over the position, and the children she gave birth to are all idiots. Why do you care about her?"
Miss Jin spat with disgust on her face: "Bad luck!"
Her voice was not loud, but she did not try to hide it. Tao heard the word "unlucky" clearly, but she did not care.
"I know you look down on me, but so what? Princess Hua got together with Prince Jing a long time ago and forced the original wife to death. Now isn't she still buried as a princess? I was taken in as a concubine after my husband lost his wife. I worked diligently to manage the household for several years before I was promoted to the main wife. I have never competed with the original wife. I have a clear conscience!"
Seeing her confident look, Yan Yue couldn't help but ask, "Isn't your husband treating you well?"
She asked sincerely, and Mrs. Tao's threatening tone softened instantly, "Young lady, you are not married yet, right? Let me tell you, running a government office is not an easy task..."
Tao had an unreliable mother who loved gambling and once wanted to sell Tao to a brothel. In order to prevent herself from falling into prostitution, she gritted her teeth, stomped her feet, and sold herself to a wealthy family as a maid.
That wealthy family was the Taichang Qing.
The original wife accidentally had a miscarriage when she gave birth to her fourth child a few years ago, and she has been in poor health ever since. Tao was diligent and careful in her work, which made her very popular with the original wife, who even taught her how to read and keep accounts.
She was afraid that her mother would come to bother her, so she didn't even dare tell her where she worked, and only sent her some silver regularly.
With good food, Tao grew up in just two years.
The girl is only 29 years old and is a delicate flower that is about to bloom. Taichang Qing is a sex maniac, so how could he let her go?
Taichangqing was over fifty years old. Her father was wealthy and had eight concubines, but Tao was not willing. But he secretly gave her money and promised that after his first wife died, he would make her his principal wife. Tao couldn't help but be moved.
She had a mother who was a gambler, and she needed power, status and money to control and support her mother, so she reluctantly followed the advice of Taichang Qing.
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