It was a beautiful spring day, and a stage was erected in the mansion of the powerful Dou Hou. However, a year and a half ago, this stage was built for the old lady of the Hou's house. Now, it is built for the mistress of the Dou family, Hua Hua.
Built out of nowhere.
Today is Hua Piaoling's thirty-fifth birthday. The Dou family has been preparing for it for several months. Many wealthy families are coming and going. The forest garden is deep. At a glance, ladies are shuttled in and out of the inner house, and courtiers are kissing each other.
The distinguished guests sit at the front desk.
Surrounded by several sisters-in-law of the Dou family, Ruihe kept walking among the ladies, but her eyes kept falling on the slender figure standing by the second door.
A few months after getting married, the Dou family experienced dramatic changes. The empress had a miscarriage and went crazy again. When she and the Duke of Shu were worried about her husband's status, and everyone in the Dou family looked at him with strange eyes, he remained as calm as ever.
, it was not until news came out from the palace that the emperor's favor for Concubine Yi remained the same, and that his status in the court remained the same, did she finally realize what kind of husband she had married.
It's just that she was gradually attracted to him, but he was still as cold to her as before. If this continues, when will she be able to fulfill the clan's requirements and make him fall in love with her instead of her losing his heart first? On her father's side, recently
Having been reprimanded many times, the emperor seemed to have no regard for his grandmother at all and was determined to investigate the sin of the Shu government for swinging back and forth between the emperor and the prince.
If Concubine Yi was still awake, based on what Concubine Yi had told her that day, Concubine Yi might have helped, but now...
Rui He couldn't help feeling that his scalp was numb. When he returned to the Duke's Mansion yesterday, the whole family's hopeful eyes fell on her. She was the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion. After enjoying the honor bestowed by her family, she had to bear the burden of
Responsibility. But how dare she mention it to him? Concubine Yi's illness becomes worse every day, and he becomes like this every day.
But at this time, what was he waiting for at the second door? Logically speaking, this was the passage into the inner house. As a man, he shouldn't be like this...
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Ruihe looked at Dou Zuan who was walking up to Dou Zunian. He grabbed Yuerong beside him and took the misty Yuerong to the corner when no one was around. She didn't see it.
Just as she was holding Yuerong's hand, Dou Zunian and Dou Zuan looked at each other in the distance and both showed a meaningful look.
"Sister Ruihe, why did you bring me here?"
Ruihe felt bitter in his heart when he saw Yuerong's innocent expression, like that of a girl in a boudoir.
She and Yuerong married into the Dou family on the same day. In terms of status, she was the future mistress of the Dou family and was more noble than Yuerong, but Yuerong's life was the real happiness.
Dou Zuan held Yuerong like a treasure in his hand. No matter what Yuerong did, whether she was charming or willful, Dou Zuan would take care of everything for her. If Dou Zuan couldn't take care of it, her husband would suffer.
After obeying her brother's instructions, she came back and told her to treat her sister-in-law well.
Even if Yuerong does something outrageous again, Dou Zuan will tell him everything he can. Only she can never expect to get even a few words from his mouth.
Why, why, is it because she didn't do well enough, or because Yuerong's increasingly innocent temperament is what men like, but if she is naive, how can she survive in this deep house and compound?
"Sister, sister..."
Ruihe lowered his head and looked at Yuerong pulling her sleeves. He couldn't help but feel bitter and lectured casually: "Yuerong, you and I are no longer the sisters in the boudoir we used to be. You should call me Sister-in-law Seven."
Yuerong glanced at her lips indifferently and said: "My husband said that when there is no one around, there is no need to worry too much."
When Yuerong spoke, there was unconcealable sweetness in her eyes.
Rui He didn't want to talk about the matter anymore, so he pulled Yuerong to his side and said solemnly: "Let me ask you, Zu An and her husband are waiting outside the second door, are there any distinguished guests coming today?"
Rui He's question was cryptic, but Yuerong's face was full of surprise. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Rui He. What she said fell on Rui He's ears, leaving nothing but harsh words.
"Don't you know, sister, that the emperor has long made a decree to bring Concubine Yi back to visit my mother?"
Now that Dou Zunian is the legitimate son and Hua Piaoling has become the new mistress of the Dou family, Rui He naturally knows in his heart that there is no one else in the Dou family who can afford his mother and son.
But why!
Rui He's eyes were full of anger and sorrow. Her mother-in-law was weak and unable to take care of herself. She had assumed the false title of a mistress. She spent every day at Dou's house and tried her best. Why did Concubine Yi go home to visit her relatives?
Yuerong knew about it, but he kept it from her alone. What exactly was he trying to guard against from her?
Yuerong watched Ruihe twisting the handkerchief tighter and tighter, and couldn't help but feel a little scared. She didn't understand why her husband told her this matter and told her that she didn't have to hide it from anyone. Why didn't she have to hide it from anyone?
, Sister Ruihe didn't know, there were too many reasons that she couldn't figure out. She just had a vague feeling that something seemed wrong.
Yuerong did not dare to speak anymore and could only stand there, accompanying Ruihe, until Ruihe bit his lip and the color gradually returned to his face, then he followed Ruihe's steps and returned to the ladies calmly.
Dou Zu'an and Dou Zunian in the distance took in these scenes, and long smiles flashed across their faces.
"Brother Qi, my sister-in-law is actually suffering, so why do you have to stimulate her so much?"
Dou Zunian looked at Ruihe who quickly regained his composure in the distance, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he said calmly: "Since she has married into my Dou family, she should know that one will be prosperous and one will suffer. Today I just tell you
She, I don't believe her. If she continues to have secret contacts with the Hua and Li families, trying to maintain her relationship with the prince's party, next month will be a good day for me to marry the second daughter of General Zhou's mansion."
Dou Zu'an hesitated and advised: "It's not easy for my sister-in-law. She is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Shu. She has been taught by aristocratic families since she was a child. Marriage is just like this. Who can really cut off the relationship between her mother's family? If it is true,
In this way, sister doesn’t have to worry about promoting us."
"shut up."
Before Dou Zuan could finish his words, Dou Zuan was scolded coldly by Dou Zunian. Seeing Dou Zunian's gloomy expression, Dou Zuan knew that he had spoken to his heart.
In the past few days, this brother has been calm on the face, but in his heart, he has been tortured by the decision he made. But what can he do.
At that time, the two brothers were still young and wanted to gain a foothold in the Dou family. They did not dare and could not refute the superior's intention. How could they argue with the emperor and argue that the secret was not as important as his sister's life? I was afraid that the emperor would
He will regard the Dou family as a thorn in his side, and his sister will also be jealous when she is in the palace.
But who would have thought that my sister actually lost all her flesh and blood in her belly because of this, and now she has become even more insane. Even the emperor regrets it. Everything is fate!
Ahem, I continued writing. I was delayed for a while while eating and washing dishes.