Chapter 352: Perception
It's not that Li Lijun is overly concerned. Aunty Lu said earlier that the Pei family's wife is very strict in housekeeping, and her servants are all tight-lipped. How come the grievances and grievances between the Pei family's wife and her husband's Zheng family are now easily spread to Aunty Lu?
Is it in the ears of this outsider?
Mrs. Pei returned home with a pair of children. For more than half a year, no one mentioned the real conflict between her and her mother-in-law. At most, someone said that she could not tolerate others because she was at odds with her deceased husband and her husband's family because of the concubine issue.
That's all. No one mentioned the details at all. And she was planning to remarry less than a year after her husband's death. She didn't see any action to stop it from the Zheng family in Xingyang. I don't know if it was because of a guilty conscience. Li Lijun didn't think much about it before.
, looking back now, maybe there was a tacit understanding between Mrs. Pei and the Zheng family. She did not reveal the truth to preserve the good reputation of the Zheng family for keeping etiquette, while the Zheng family wanted to let her return home with her children, but they could not prevent her from remarrying.
Woolen cloth?
Although Mrs. Lu, who was born in the Zheng family, was secretly talking about it, Mrs. Lu did not publicize it. It was just because the master whom Mammy Lu was serving happened to be the daughter of Li Dai, the king of the Sui Dynasty, so she secretly asked her subordinates to follow Mammy Lu.
My mother was just gossiping to encourage Li Dai's daughter to do something. If she were asked to discuss this matter in a public place, I'm afraid she wouldn't have the guts.
Mrs. Pei and the Zheng family guarded this secret in a tacit agreement. When the Yang family tried their best to sabotage the marriage, they failed to find out the real inside story. They only dared to use vague words to slander Mrs. Pei's reputation. That's what Aunt Lu is.
From whom did they find out the real reason for the discord between Mrs. Pei and her husband's family, and master so many details?
As soon as Li Lijun's question came out, Grandma Cui suddenly realized: "That's right! A Lu, who did you ask to find out about these things? Don't let others fool you, right?"
"How could I be so stupid?!" Aunt Lu glared at the old sisters, and then said to Li Lijun with a smile, "Young lady, you are so attentive, and you sensed the bad taste so quickly. There is indeed a reason for this, but
What I heard from this old slave is definitely not made up!"
She was ordered by Li Lijun to keep a low profile as much as possible and to inquire about Lady Pei's information in a subtle way, but she could reveal some flaws so that outsiders could notice that they were inquiring about Lady Pei. This was to explain the sudden departure of Li Lijun from Saga Mountain.
The reason why Bieye left secretly and lived near Zhongnan Mountain for a while.
Considering that most of the other children of Li Dai, the successor king, were opposed to Mrs. Pei marrying into the family, so they were left by their elders to "recuperate" in the village at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. It seems understandable that Li Lijun acted so secretly. But she did not cause trouble.
, she was just looking for someone to inquire about, and would quietly return to Mount Saga afterwards without making any objections. She was considered a very well-behaved and docile child. Even if the elders knew that she secretly took someone out of the house, they would most likely not do anything about it.
Blame.
Mammy Lu has been following the instructions of her young lady. These days, she has been wandering around Zhongnan Mountain with her grandnephew Lu Siyun, looking for people to get information. She does not tell her identity, but as long as someone is interested, how can they not discover what she is doing?
Did the carriage she was riding in bear the mark of the Sui Palace? She was often out and about, and sooner or later she would be recognized as Chen's confidant during her lifetime. Now she is serving the fourth lady, Li Lijun. Then whose order did she follow?
If you go to inquire about the news, it is not difficult to guess. Even if outsiders can't guess it, there are many people in the Zhuangzi at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain in the Sui Prince's palace. All the children of the third generation are placed here, and naturally there are many people around them.
There were many people to serve and protect her, and Princess Dou also sent her confidants to stay and take care of her grandchildren. These people were all very familiar with Aunt Cui and Lu.
Grandma Lu said that in the past few days, she had basically been looking for the housekeepers and ladies-in-law of Zhuangzi and other businesses located in the Zhongnan Mountain area who were relatives of the emperor and had heard of their names. The head of the village spoke
. Even if she told others not to tell them that she had been there, they would not be able to obey her words. It is estimated that after two or three days, someone discovered her intention.
Today, she happened to be visiting a stewardess of a certain royal palace. While chatting, she heard that Princess Yuzhen was a guest in the mansion of the other party. Not long after, a middle-aged woman dressed very decently came out to look for her.
The old woman who was chatting with her talked about some trivial matters and started talking to her in a few words. As they chatted, she affectionately called her "old sister" and said that she would like to invite her to tea.
Regarding the grievances between Mrs. Pei and her late husband's family, the woman seemed to have said it inadvertently while having tea.
Later, Mammy Lu asked an acquaintance to inquire, and she found out that this woman was the maid of Princess Yuzhen. She heard that she was also a palace servant in her early years. Later, she left the palace and got married, and the couple took charge of Zhongnan Mountain's property on behalf of the princess.
Aunt Lu said to Li Lijun: "I guess, Princess Yuzhen intends to act as a matchmaker for Madam Pei and offers us the heir. She must be hoping that this marriage can be concluded smoothly. She heard about this from the old slave.
When I was inquiring about the news, I guessed that the young lady sent the old slave here, so I simply asked the lady in charge to talk to the old slave and tell him what he wanted to know, so that the old slave would not have to look for people everywhere.
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Aunt Cui also nodded in agreement: "Exactly. Otherwise, whose servant would be so bold as to casually tell someone she just met about the scandal of the Zheng family in Xingyang? This is because she is worried that our little lady will also follow the eldest lady, third lady, and fourth lady.
It was generally opposed to Lady Pei marrying the heir, so she reassured the young lady with the truth. She wanted to tell the young lady that although Lady Pei had a dispute with her deceased husband because of other women, it was not that she was intolerant, but
It was the Zheng family who did something wrong first."
Grandma Lu sighed: "Actually, after hearing these past events, the old slave felt a lot more at ease. If the Zheng family hadn't pushed people too hard and wanted to suppress Lady Pei's son, they would have asked the eldest son to rob Lady Pei's house.
With her legitimate son in the limelight, Lady Pei might have tolerated concubines and concubines. This shows that she is quite kind-hearted and not a narrow-minded and cruel person. She can even tolerate concubines.
The wife, the legitimate daughter of the first wife, can’t do anything to her, so I’m sure she won’t treat her harshly.”
Li Lijun smiled: "If that is the case, then I would also like to be polite to her. We can treat each other with respect and maintain harmony, and we won't have to worry about being quarrelsome with others."
Grandma Lu asked Li Lijun: "Little lady, for the sake of getting the news, this cover is considered solid, right? Will I continue to go out to inquire about Lady Pei?"
Li Lijun thought for a moment: "Nothing else. I want to see Mrs. Pei. I don't have to meet her face to face. I just need to take a look at her from a distance." She wanted to see Mrs. Pei's face to make sure she was not
Pretending to be virtuous is actually hiding a traitor.
She is actually not good at fortune-telling or anything like that. She has just lived for a long time and has learned a little bit about it. But now she has a pair of good eyes, and the other person is just a mortal. If she is really hiding something evil in her heart, she will hold the hand in her hand.
She could roughly tell the other person's anger by looking at her life. But these days, as long as a noble woman from an aristocratic family has a clean face and no life in hand, her character will be limited no matter how bad she is. She is more than enough to match Li Dai.
Grandma Lu hurriedly said: "July 24th is Nagarjuna Bodhisattva's Christmas. I heard that there is a consecration ceremony in the nunnery where Mrs. Pei often goes, so she will definitely take her daughter there. There will be many female relatives of the royal family coming to the nunnery that day.
, adding another little lady will not be conspicuous."
July 24th...Isn't that right after the market opens? Time is a bit tight...
Li Lijun thought for a while and asked the nuns to go down and get ready. When she returned to her room and there was no one around, she took out a small target scope and wanted to take a look at the situation on Little Yang's side.
This new person is about to come in, and the old person should be dealt with soon.
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