Even though Xia Houshu had a lot of doubts and confusions in her heart, in front of Yuwen Ke and thinking about the old Lingwang and various forces behind him, she could not continue to intensify the conflict, so she had to compromise and said: "It was my fault for being reckless last time.
I almost accidentally hurt the prince, so my cousin has punished me to stay at home and think about my mistakes for many days, and then took me to Mianxiang Mountain to endure hardships. I hope that the prince has a lot of money and will not argue with me."
Yu Wenke was very surprised by her answer and stared straight at her, wondering if the lowly and petty person in front of him was still the Mo Zhen he had known in the past? Could it be that he was holding back some bad ideas?
He sent someone to secretly check Mo Zhen's identity. Unexpectedly, after checking, he found that among the relatives of the Xiahou family, there was indeed an extremely distant relative of the Mo family. However, Ding Liaoluo, a member of the Mo family, passed by
After several baptisms on the battlefield, the head of the family could no longer be found. So it seemed reasonable to leave Mo Zhen as an orphan and be raised by the Xiahou family. But when he investigated further, he found that the Yue Kingdom
The servants in the palace said that they had never heard of a cousin named Mo in the palace. They only heard that there was a gentleman named Mo Xiaofeng among the staff.
However, not long ago, when Xia Houyi was going to Mianxiang Mountain, the Duke of Yue suddenly heard that one of Xia Houyi's companions had a cousin named Mo.
This news sounded very deliberate. So he was even more curious about Mo Zhen's identity.
Of course, Xia Houshu didn't know what Yu Wenke was thinking about. He only remembered Xia Houyi's repeated instructions to her to avoid Yu Wenke. She thought about it and said, "Prince Cai just said that he admires my character."
, you know that I absolutely didn’t mean to offend you, and I won’t care about what happened before with me. But I have something important to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first.”
Yu Wenke was noncommittal, but he seemed to understand why she had just admitted her mistake and apologized. He still stood in the middle of the door and refused to give in, and said, "Why are you so anxious about something important? Since we encountered it today, why don't we go have a drink?"
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"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I accept it with all my heart. It's just..." Xiahou Shu waved the rouge in his hand, "Since I promised brother Xiahou to prepare the princess's birthday banquet for him, I must keep my promise." Then he glanced at it.
Glancing at him, "Can you please give way, Prince?"
Yu Wenke coughed slightly and turned away with a smile.
After saying goodbye to Yu Wenke, Xia Houshu had no intention of continuing her shopping. She put away the rouge and went straight to the Yue Kingdom Palace.
After being brought to the Duke of Yue's Mansion, she did not go in in a hurry. Instead, she walked around the alley and made sure no one was following her. Then she hurried to a corner of the courtyard and skillfully climbed the tree along the large sycamore tree next to it.
He walked in, then walked through several courtyards in a familiar way, opened a small door, and slipped into the Qingfeng Pavilion where he lived.
She just breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to see Zhong Yuqing sitting in the corridor drinking tea. Next to her was Butler Li, who was over fifty years old, and a group of maids and women. Everyone looked at her with horror, while Yunxi and Yu
Hu was kneeling aside and winking at her.
Xia Houshu immediately understood what was going on - no one would dress up like this when he went back to his own home, and do so secretly. If he didn't know better, he would think there was a thief.
Now that she was caught, Xia Houshu no longer deliberately concealed or evaded. She sighed secretly and respectfully greeted Zhong Yuqing.
Zhong Yuqing gently put down the teacup, her appearance was decent, and she was not angry or intimidating. She looked her daughter up and down with half-squinted eyes, as if she had guessed Xia Houshu's whereabouts, and was not in a hurry to get angry, but said gently as usual: "
Shu'er, what's your explanation this time?"
Xia Houshu had already known from Yunxi's hint that she had not confessed truthfully, so he immediately pretended to be aggrieved and said in a voice like a mosquito: "I just went out for a walk."
Zhong Yuqing rolled her eyes and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid it's not that simple?"
But today's matter is really that simple.
Xia Houshu said quickly: "Everything my daughter says is true."
Zhong Yuqing had not yet completely calmed down because Xia Houshu forged his identity to enter the Changqing Gate. She originally wanted to get rid of Xia Houyi so that the brothers and sisters would have no place to conspire, thus reducing the major issue to a trivial matter, but her daughter kept asking
She can't stand it any longer if it challenges her bottom line.
Zhong Yuqing pointed to a girl kneeling behind Yunxi and Yuhu.
The servant girl said, "You tell me."
Xia Houshu took advantage of the situation and looked over, and it turned out to be green smoke.
Cuiyan kowtowed to Zhong Yuqing in fear, not even daring to look at Xia Houshu, and stammered: "The third girl does go out a lot recently. Sister Yunxi coaxed us and said it was because the girl was sleepy and told us not to go.
Disturbance in the room."
The entire Qingfeng Pavilion was arranged by Zhong Yuqing. Xia Houshu did not expect everyone to be as sincere to him as Yunxi and Yuhu, but Cuiyan was the maid in charge of grooming and served closely, so she, Xia Houshu, treated her
They were quite affectionate. Yunxi and Yuhu usually treated them well, but they didn't expect that in order to show their loyalty to Zhong Yuqing, she would actually drag Yunxi into trouble.
Xia Houshu's eyes immediately glanced at Yun Xi in front of her, only to find that the left side of Yun Xi's face was a little red and swollen, and there were still finger marks. With such a strong force... only the mother-in-law next to her mother would strike so hard, so he
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Aunt Fu Pei, who was standing next to Zhong Yuqing.
The latter was calm and relaxed, looking like he was watching a good show.
Xia Houshu pursed his lips and said, "My daughter does go out of the house a lot these days, but it's just for a casual stroll. If the mother doesn't believe it, just blame her daughter and don't involve others."
Zhong Yuqing disagreed, glanced at Yunxi, and said seriously: "You don't have to rush to excuse her. Just because she deceived me, she should be dealt with according to the family law!"
Seeing that the explanation was useless, Xia Houshu had no choice but to break the jar and say: "Mother, this really has nothing to do with Yunxi. I asked her to hide it from you. If you want to punish me, just punish me."
"I've betrayed you!" Zhong Yuqing finally gave up her patience and slapped her hand on the mahogany table next to the chair. Even the teacup she had just put down shook, and she didn't know if her palm hurt.
Then she took a deep breath, pointed at Xia Houshu and scolded sternly: "Look at what you are wearing? You are neither male nor female. The same was true a few days ago! Tell me, what are you doing!"
Seeing that her mother was really angry, Xia Houshu did not dare to continue arguing. She lowered her head as if admitting her mistake and racked her brains to think of ways to resolve the issue.
Suddenly an idea flashed in her mind, and she immediately took out the rouge she had just bought, presented it to Zhong Yuqing with both hands, and said aggrievedly: "Mother really blamed her daughter wrongly."
Zhong Yuqing was stunned, looked at her daughter, and then at the rouge in her daughter's hand. What did this mean? In front of everyone, did you want to bribe her by just taking a box of rouge?
How courageous!
Qingfang was still smart and immediately took it and presented it to Zhong Yuqing.
She has been with Zhong Yuqing for more than ten years. Others only think that the princess of Xuanhe County is very strict, but they don't know that the princess actually indulges this precious daughter in many ways and is reluctant to punish her severely, otherwise every time Xia Houshu makes a mistake
, it’s not just scolding, copying books and grounding.
Zhong Yuqing would always make a stern posture when she was angry. Seeing that her daughter had changed a bit, and the maid beside her also helped smooth things over, she took the box of rouge, opened it and took a look. Apart from the strong fragrance, there was nothing
Finding something abnormal, she couldn't help frowning and said, "What does this mean?"
"Mother, you haven't forgotten that your birthday is coming soon, right?" Xia Houshu looked at Zhong Yuqing with a surprised look on his face, thinking about the possibility of this method, and continued to act like a caring little cotton-padded jacket, "My daughter has been going out a lot recently, just because she wants to be there for her mother.
I'm looking for a birthday gift that I'd like. But my mother has everything. My daughter thought about it a lot and picked this box of rouge. Do you like it if you take a closer look?"
As he spoke, Xia Houshu briefly introduced the wonders of this box of rouge.
"Birthday gift?" Zhong Yuqing was still confused, and it took her a while to remember that she was already forty-three years old. Since her eldest son died young, she seemed not to have thought about birthdays for many years. She looked at her daughter who smiled at her eagerly.
There was a moment of trance, and I couldn't help but fall into long-lasting memories. I vaguely remembered that I was still a young girl who had not yet left the court. She and Xia Houyuan knew and cherished each other, got married, and had children. However, more than twenty years passed in a flash, and my daughter was the same as before.
I am generally older...
"I knew you had forgotten!" Xia Houshu didn't intend to give his mother any extra time to think about whether he was deceiving her again, and he didn't want to see his mother think of bad past events, so he quickly offered sweet words, "I originally wanted to
I plan to hide it from you first and wait until you
I have another surprise for you on your birthday, but since you have discovered it, my daughter will wish you blessings like the East Sea in advance, your beauty will last forever, and your smile will always open!"
Women are all soft-hearted and afraid of aging, and Zhong Yuqing is no exception. Especially at her age, she has experienced the pain of losing her parents and children, and age seems to be more difficult for her.
After a while, Zhong Yuqing came back to her senses and glanced at the box of rouge. It seemed that it was indeed different from ordinary rouge, and then she said dubiously: "I don't want you to lie to me."
"My daughter doesn't dare!" Xia Houshu immediately became as docile as a little sheep. "The eldest brother is gone, and the second brother is not at home. My daughter also wants to please her mother, so she took this step. Please forgive me for the sake of my filial piety.
This time."
Seeing that Xia Houshu started to act nice and clever again, Zhong Yuqing knew that he would not be able to find out the truth.
Qingfang was also beside her, puzzling: "Princess, do you think this rouge suits your complexion better? Third girl is filial and knows what you like. I think the third girl already knows that she is wrong, please be merciful and spare her."
This time." Then he looked at Yunxi and Yuhu, and warned, "You two, don't be lazy. If the third girl goes out in the future, you have to follow her."
Yunxi and Yuhu quickly answered "yes".
Even the loyal maids around her were trying to excuse Xia Houshu and find ways for everyone to get off the stairs. What else did Zhong Yuqing not understand? She didn't want to be a bad person, let alone play cat and mouse games with her daughter.
There is a saying that if you are not deaf or mute, you will not be a householder. If she, a mother, could not learn to turn a blind eye, she would have been so angry at the children under her knees!
Zhong Yuqing sighed and said: "None of you brothers and sisters are worry-free! Yi'er is about to reach the age of 18 and is still unsteady. As for you, you go out and fool around in nondescript clothes all day long. You don't have the demeanor of a lady. I think
You brothers and sisters want to work together to make me angry to death!"
Seeing this, Xia Houshu hurriedly stood up and hugged Zhong Yuqing's arm to please him: "Don't be angry, my daughter has already realized her mistake. I promise not to do this again!"
Before Zhong Yuqing was confused, he said: "You are a clever guy, you can pretend to be good and trick me. If I don't punish you today, you won't learn a lesson." Then he looked at Butler Li aside and said sternly,
"Go ahead and tell me, no one is allowed to let the third girl out without my permission, otherwise the family will serve you."
Butler Li took the order and answered respectfully, while the maids and women next to him were all silent, secretly peeking at the young master with their eyes, wishing they could put their eyes on her. This chapter has been completed!