"Did Wang Ye bring Mutong with him to court today?" Hua Xi Wan stroked the robe in her hands and looked with a smile at the young taijian kneeling in front of her. Seeing him tremble under her gaze, she moved her gaze away.
"Wang Fei, the Wood-main Pipe is off today and did not accompany Wang Ye to court." The young taijian did not understand what Wang Fei's intentions were, but seeing Wang Fei caress the robe that Wang Ye had worn yesterday like it was something she loved, he felt a chill run down his spine.
"If that's the case, go invite the Wood-main Pipe over. Say that I have something to ask him." Hua Xi Wan put down the outer robe and rubbed her forehead. She did not like needlework, but in the marquis fu, she had hired people to teach her all kinds of needlework. The sleeves of this robe had clearly been torn and then sewn back together. The needlework seemed to be from a river village, but was the person who sewed the robe as gentle and beautiful as the women of the river village?
When Mutong heard that he had been summoned by Wang Fei, he was puzzled, but his steps did not slow. He sprinted to the door, straightened his clothes, and then said in a loud voice, "This small one, Mutong, asks for an audience."
"Come in."
Mutong could not hear any anger in this voice and walked in with his head lowered. After he finished his greeting, he found the robe next to Wang Fei's hand. His heart jumped. Wang Fei knew?
Seeing Mutong's expression change, Hua Xi Wan did not put on any airs as a wang fei and had him stand to reply. "I saw that Wang Ye's sleeves were torn. Wang Ye's clothes are always taken care of by people on the front lines, and such a mistake would not occur. So I speculated that someone might have offended Wang Ye outside. After thinking for a long time, I felt uneasy and summoned you to ask. You served Wang Ye yesterday, do you know what happened? "
What could Mutong say? If he said that he didn't know, that would mean that he was an incompetent servant. Fortunately, it wasn't like he couldn't talk about it. After thinking about it for a while, he explained everything clearly.
"Yesterday, coming out of the palace, Wang Ye had wanted to go to a shop to get something. Who knew that on the way, a young woman's basket would hook the corner of Wang Ye's sleeve." Mutong saw that Wang Fei's expression was normal and continued, "This young woman's sewing shop was just next door, so she used her needle and thread to fix it."
Although what he said was the truth, he omitted some things that should be omitted. For example, this young lady's face was like a delicate flower, her body was like a willow, and her voice was like an oriole. Another example was when the young lady bent down to mend Wang Ye's sleeves and inadvertently revealed that she was a widow.
Mutong might be a taijian, but he had to admit that the young lady was a rare beauty, but he couldn't find any allure on her body.
Hua Xi Wan nodded after hearing this. She handed the clothes to Bai Xia and said, "Put away the clothes. Wang Ye is a thrifty person, but don't let Wang Ye wear these."
"Yes." Bai Xia bent her knees and took the outer robe. She looked at Mutong who was standing with his back bowed and turned to leave the door.
Mutong's forehead was covered in sweat. As a servant, he couldn't tell Wang Fei that this young lady's actions were suspicious, but standing here under Wang Fei's gaze was quite frightening.
"Even though she was the one who cut Wang Ye's sleeve, it was unintentional. Also, she helped mend Wang Ye's sleeve." Hua Xi Wan stood up from the couch and walked in front of Mutong with the help of Orange Autumn's hand, "Why don't you give twenty taels of silver to this woman for me? It's not easy for a young woman to live alone without a husband."
Taking the twenty taels of silver that Red Tassel handed over, Mutong accepted the order and left. He released a breath when he left the yard. Looking at the twenty taels of silver in his hand, he looked down.
Taking the silver to the dark secret room, Mutong looked around and asked, "Has the woman who was sent here last night confessed?"
"Returning to the Wood-main Pipe, the person has confessed." A man dressed in brown short robes handed over a confession, "This woman was sent by Prince Sheng's fu."
Mutong waved his hand and didn't take the confession. "Is she still alive?"
"This is not a coincidence, she just stopped breathing, this …" The man was slightly panicked.
Yesterday, Wang Ye had ordered that if they could pry open that woman's mouth, she would die. Now, Mu gonggong was asking if she was alive. Had Wang Ye changed his mind? But this person was dead, what could he give?
"Nothing, I just came to ask." Mutong threw the silver to the man, "Take this silver and find a coffin for the woman to bury. This is Wang Fei's grace." The little widow wouldn't be able to use this silver. It was better to buy some incense and paper money so that she would have some money to spend in her next life so that she would have some eyes when she reincarnated.
"This small one will remember. Wood-main Pipe, please do not worry.
This small one will definitely do this well. "The man smiled as he took the silver. When he heard the words" Wang Fei, "his expression became more serious.
Mutong waved his hand. He didn't want to stay in this dark room. When he came out, he gave a long sigh. This woman was unlucky to use this kind of method to get close to Wang Ye. In the past, Wang Ye's concubines had also used this kind of method. Would Wang Ye have good feelings for this kind of woman?
Not to mention that Wang Ye's personality was suspicious. With one investigation, he found out that it was Prince Sheng's fu. It would be strange if this woman was still alive.
He knew that Prince Sheng was ambitious, but he hadn't thought that the other would use this kind of method. It wasn't much different from the methods that the Crown Prince had people use. The former was hidden, while the latter was too obvious. If they really compared, no one was more noble than the other. Even their family's Wang Ye had used some methods before.
So power was very tempting. Who cared what methods were used before obtaining it? The most important thing was who obtained the fruits of victory in the end.
The matter of the robe was gently raised and then put down. After Yan Jinqiu left court, Hua Xi Wan didn't mention this matter to him, and he didn't ask. The two ate lunch together and then changed into the clothes for the palace banquet. They took the wang fu's carriage and hurried to the palace.
When the qinwang and qinwang fei went out, they had something that matched their status. So when the two's carriage passed through the streets, the common people on both sides of the road all moved aside.
Lifting a corner of the curtain, Hua Xi Wan looked at the scattered common people. She suddenly thought that this was probably the temptation of power. Everyone respectfully moved aside, but she was still sitting in the center.
Along the way, other people's carriages passed by, but when they saw them appear, they all moved aside and put on a respectful posture.
Hua Xi Wan suddenly remembered that before her marriage, she had avoided Princess Duan He's carriage here. "I remember that about a month before my marriage, I had avoided Princess Duan He's carriage here. I heard that at that time, Princess Duan He and the other womenfolk were riding horses to see the spring. It was a pity that I was sitting in the carriage and couldn't see what it was like outside. "
"I'll take you there next year," Yan Jinqiu said. "There's a horse farm on the outskirts of Jing. The scenery isn't bad."
Hua Xi Wan thought that riding a horse would hurt her thighs, so she shook her head. "I'm just thinking about it. Forget it." There was a common name for this kind of person who didn't want to move and whose mind was far away. It was called laziness. She guessed that she had no hope of recovering in this lifetime.
After the carriage entered the palace, the two got off the carriage and walked to the Empress Dowager's Fu Shou Palace. They gave the prepared gifts to the Empress Dowager and chatted with the old woman.
Due to the fact that the Empress Dowager cared about appearances, every time Yan Jin Qiu and Hua Xi Wan appeared, she would be exceptionally happy. What she had to do every time was to examine the two of them. After confirming that their appearance had not deteriorated, she would contentedly invite the two of them to drink tea and eat pastries.
After the three chatted for a while, Prince Sheng and his wife also came. After a round of greetings, they sat down.
She didn't know if it was Hua Xi Wan's illusion, but she felt that Hou Clan's complexion wasn't right. After hesitating, she said, "Tang sao's complexion seems a bit pale. Are you unwell?"
"Many thanks for tang dimei's concern," Hou Clan's smile was especially sweet. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Recently, my appetite hasn't been very good, so I haven't eaten as much. Today, the taiyi came to take my pulse and said that I shouldn't waste too much energy and just focus on taking care of the fetus."
"So you're expecting. This is great news. Congratulations, congratulations," Hua Xi Wan's smile became more obvious. She then smiled and said, "Tang sao, you're not kind. This is such a great news, but you didn't tell us."
"Originally, I wanted to send someone to tell everyone. But thinking that we have to enter the palace in the afternoon, we decided to tell everyone personally after entering the palace to show our sincerity." Hou Clan's eyes were full of joy, and her eyes were full of gentleness.
Hua Xi Wan saw her like this and knew that she was looking forward to the arrival of this child. She let go of the strange feeling she had. Hou Clan was only a few months older than her. She was just seventeen years old, but she was already pregnant. She didn't know if she would suffer when she gave birth.
"It's good to have a child, it's good to have a child," The Empress Dowager smiled as she exhorted Hou Clan to be more careful. But because the Empress Dowager didn't have a child, she was especially careful when she spoke.
"Speaking of which, you two have been married for many months. When will the good news come?" After the Empress Dowager was happy, she threw the question in front of Hua Xi Wan and Yan Jinqiu.
Hua Xi Wan didn't know how to answer this question. Yan Jinqiu took over and said: "Imperial Grandmother, Wang Fei is still young. I want to wait until she is eighteen before considering having a child. This is good for her body."
Hearing this, the Empress Dowager nodded: "You have thought it through. When a woman gives birth, she has one foot in the door of life and one foot in the door of death. It's good to be more careful." She calculated Hua Xi Wan's present age and said with regret, "Even though waiting for two years is a bit long, it is safer this way. It's good."
Hua Xi Wan looked speechlessly at Yan Jinqiu and the Empress Dowager. Wasn't it unkind to say this when Princess Sheng was pregnant?
Thinking of this, she specially looked at Yan Boyi. She found that his expression was normal, as though the one who was pregnant wasn't his wife.
Hua Xi Wan rubbed her nose. Marrying this kind of man was really worrisome. His behavior was really asking for a beating.
The author has something to say: Thank you very much for the big grenade = 3 =
Thank you Youyou Xuan and Qian Xia for the big grenade = 3 =
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