Lu Ying had been missing for many days, and Feng Hongluan was actually curious as to why Fengcheng didn't send anyone to search for her.
Although Lu Ying is nothing more than a responsibility to Fengcheng, according to Feng Hongluan's understanding of Fengcheng, even if Fengcheng has no romantic feelings for Lu Ying and is only a responsibility, then Fengcheng will also
Not irresponsible.
Hong Yan's informant in Feng Mansion has come to report two or three times, saying that even though the three sisters of the same flower in Maple City are having a lot of troubles every day, fighting against each other and refusing to give in to anyone, it can be seen that the two of them are not the same.
No emotion.
Hua Sanniang once had a stomachache, and Fengcheng was anxious to ask the imperial physician to come to the palace for treatment.
Fengcheng seemed to be newlywed and enjoyed it, but he had really forgotten about Lu Ying.
Feng Hongluan naturally hopes that Fengcheng will forget Lu Ying and live a good life with Hua Sanniang in the future, but she always feels that this matter is very strange.
Lu Ying disappeared out of thin air, the bride was swapped, did Fengcheng really have no reaction at all?
Could it be that he really had no doubts about Feng Hongluan at all?
After all, Feng Hongluan had a "falling out" with him before because of Lu Ying's affairs.
Feng Hongluan was puzzled by this matter.
She could only give herself an explanation in private. Maybe Hua Sanniang had used some trick to fool Maple City.
After that, Feng Hongluan didn't think much about this matter. She would not do anything to Lu Ying, provided that she would not give Lu Ying the opportunity to cause trouble.
These days, she is busy "taking care" of the Han Jia family, and Hong Yuan also lives in the house. In addition, the new year is approaching, although she is pregnant, as the head matron, she cannot completely leave it to her servants.
All matters.
Therefore, she was very busy these days, and for some reason Hongyuan always loved to cling to her, but she didn't hate her. Feng Hongluan regarded Hongyuan as a child and a relative from the bottom of her heart.
She herself has no brothers, so she is even more affectionate towards Hong Yan's brother.
Hongyuan was born quite late, on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. After the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, he would be truly sixteen years old. Even if he did not establish a concubine, it would be time for him to take a concubine. This child was very upset today because of the matter of taking a concubine.
Surrounded by Feng Hongluan all day long, she complained about Mrs. Li.
"Fifth sister-in-law, you said that I didn't get a concubine at such an old age. The Queen Mother didn't force my fifth brother back then. However, my mother-in-law was anxious and arranged a bunch of girls for me every day. They were nothing more than vulgar and tacky girls with heavy makeup.
, my eyes are tired of looking at it. I can simply take advantage of Fourth Brother's affairs to hide in your house these days. No matter how anxious my mother-in-law is, she can't lead a group of women to Jin Prince's house, right?"
Feng Hongluan chuckled: "Since you think you are still young, you can discuss it with Concubine Li. Concubine Li has been abstaining from desires for many years, eating fast and chanting Buddha's name. She is not such an impatient person. Concubine Li's temperament is the best in the palace.
Except for being famously patient.”
"Hey, that's for others, not for me. I have a headache. I really hope I can stay in your house and stay pure for the rest of my life."
"Then Mrs. Li shouldn't blame me and your fifth brother. You can just say angry words like a child. When you get a little older, you will know. Poor parents in the world, your mother and concubine are also doing it for your own good."
"But I don't like those women, they are all vulgar."
"If you don't like the person your mother-in-law chooses, you can find someone yourself. I guess as long as the status is not much different, your mother-in-law won't have any objections."
Hongyuan glanced at Feng Hongluan in despair, and sighed deeply: "It's a pity that the person I like can no longer be mine."
"Oh?" Feng Hongluan looked at him, "How do you say this?"
"She has actually..."
"Master, we have guests!" Hong Yuan was interrupted by Xiao Fu before she could finish the second half of her words.
Yang Yun was assigned to serve the Han Jia family, and Feng Hongluan has been taken care of by Xiao Fu recently.
Although Suo Xing Xiaofu is a bit rough around the edges, he is quite well-behaved and lively.
Xiao Fu's appearance interrupted Hong Yuan's words. Fortunately, he didn't say it out loud. Otherwise, if Feng Hongluan came to inquire about it, he was really afraid that he would not be able to resist and reveal who he liked.
The first time I saw Feng Hongluan up close, I was still astonished.
After getting along with her these days, he found that Feng Hongluan was too suitable for his liking. She was much better than those coquettish and pretentious ladies from the official family.
It's a pity that brothers and wives cannot be bullied, not to mention that the relationship between Feng Hongluan and Hong Yan is so firm.
He could only imagine in his mind that he would see Feng Hongluan a few times every day to satisfy his cravings.
"Since Fifth Sister-in-law wants to see guests, then go ahead and don't worry about me."
Feng Hongluan smiled and looked at Xiaofu: "Who is coming to visit?"
"He is a man wearing a mask. I heard him call himself nameless."
"nameless?"
Feng Hongluan didn't expect Wuming to come to her door.
His eyebrows tightened slightly, maybe because of Lu Ying's matter.
Could it be that Wuming has some suspicions about Lu Ying?
Thinking back to the beginning, Wuming had done his best for Fengcheng to marry Lu Ying. Feng Hongluan also suspected that Wuming's motives were impure in this matter.
I don’t know why he came to visit at this time.
Feng Hongluan smiled apologetically at Hongyuan: "Then I'll go meet a guest first."
"Fifth sister-in-law, just go and do your work and don't worry about me."
Having said that, watching Feng Hongluan's leaving figure always makes me feel inexplicably melancholy and lost.
According to age, he and Feng Hongluan are not more suitable.
Fifth Brother is already so old!
He felt a little dissatisfied, and lamented that the world was full of fate. Although he had heard in the past that the young lady from Feng Mansion was as beautiful as a fairy, she was also said to be a fool, ignorant and unskilled, so she knew that she was infatuated with a down-and-out young man. Such a woman was nothing more than an illusion.
, it’s just an embroidered pillow or a straw bag, so he can’t catch his eye.
All in all, he should have had a few encounters with Feng Hongluan, but he had never put Feng Hongluan and the down-and-out Ling Che in his eyes before.
We had dinner at a restaurant, and we went to the Lantern Festival together, and he didn't even pay attention to Feng Hongluan.
Alas, now, it's too late.
How could he really live in Prince Jin's Mansion for the rest of his life?
Now he can take advantage of the reputation of being quiet. Once the New Year is over and he actually reaches the age of sixteen, he is afraid that his mother and concubine will force him to take a concubine regardless of whether he wants it or not. By then, if he has a family, he will be
How could he still live in the Jin Palace with such a legitimate title after being granted a title at the age of sixteen?
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, there will be less than ten days left.
Just thinking about it made him very upset.
*
Although Feng Hongluan didn't know why Wuming came, she thought it was probably related to Lu Ying's matter.
However, when she saw Wuming, it was beyond her expectation. After being polite, Wuming said directly: "When will the rift between the empress and the general be resolved? I walk around the general all day long, and every time the general mentions the empress,
, always with a sad expression."
It turned out that he was here to be a lobbyist, so he really didn't need to worry about it. When the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed and the emperor kept his promise to give his father the position of general, their father-daughter relationship would naturally be restored.
"Did my father ask you to come?"
She thought so in her heart, but once her father's position as general was not obtained, she would not be able to show any signs of being close to Feng Mansion.
The emperor was afraid of Hong Yan's success, but he could not live up to the expectations of his courtiers.
In the dilemma, the emperor kept delaying his promise to become the general, and now it would only take another twenty-three days to get to the end of it. She would not lose her patience.
There was no expression on the face under the nameless mask. He could only hear him saying calmly: "The general didn't ask me to come. It's just that I couldn't bear to see the general's increasingly haggard appearance. You probably saw it too. The person the general married has no personality at all."
It’s not Lu Ying, and He Jixiang’s matter has been in the past for a long time, so why can’t you just put your past behind you and get back together?”
"You don't need to worry about this." She took a sip of tea and looked up at Wuming. Suddenly she felt that Wuming was a fancy person. He had more than one mask, and the masks were divided into half-face and full-face masks. Today he is
What he was wearing was the entire mask, only one eye and two lips were exposed, and the rest was tightly covered.
The pattern on the mask is also a novel one, different from anything Feng Hongluan has seen before. He seems to love to dress up, and Lan thinks about every detail.
Feng Hongluan didn't want to talk about "reconciliation" with Wuming at the moment, so she just responded to Wuming with a few words. She didn't focus on Wuming's words, but studied his mask out of boredom.
I don't know why, but I always feel that the pattern on this mask feels inexplicably familiar.
"Then Wuming is disturbing you." His words drew Feng Hongluan's gaze back.
Staring at others, she felt really embarrassed, so she quickly said: "It's okay."
When Wuming heard the words, he paused for a moment, as if he had something to say.
"Is there anything else, but it doesn't matter."
Wuming hesitated for a while, and finally spoke: "To be fair, Princess, Wuming came here to ask for something."
"oh?"
As expected, he went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.
"tell me the story."
"Wu Ming knew a painter who was very good at painting. He left a pair of calligraphy treasures before he died. He died before he could write an inscription. Although he and I were strangers, he once gave me a gift when I was in dire straits.
Giving rice and porridge is a kindness that cannot be repaid, so over the years I have tried every possible means to find my benefactor's last calligraphy collection, but to no avail. I heard that there are clouds of paintings in the study room of my house, so I wanted to try my luck.
It depends on whether I am in your house or not. If you are here, I would like to buy this thing at no cost. If you are not here, you can stop my thoughts."
Because he couldn't see Wuming's expression and his words were sincere, Feng Hongluan didn't become suspicious and let Wuming look through the paintings in the study. It didn't matter. If his benefactor's paintings were really among them, even if he didn't
Feng Hongluan is willing to give it to me for a penny.
At that moment, Feng Hongluan responded: "If that's the case, then come with me to have a look, Xiaofu!"
"Yes, Master!"
Xiaofu obediently stepped forward to help Feng Hongluan.
The two of them led the way, and Wuming followed behind.
In the study, there are numerous paintings, calligraphy and paintings by famous people, which are priceless. Most of them are collected by Hongyan. Some are authentic works from Qinyang, and some are authentic works from the late emperor and his friends. Feng Hongluan hired two domestic slaves and carefully
They unfolded them one by one for Wuming to see.
Wumingji shook his head, his eyes filled with disappointment.
There were many paintings. Wuming looked at them for a while and said regretfully, "It's really disturbing. It's Wuming's fault."
Feng Hongluan smiled: "Take your time, Xiaofu, go and prepare some pastries and fruits for the unknown general."
"No, no, no, I ate too much at lunch, and now I feel so sick in my stomach that I can't eat anything!" Wuming declined politely and turned around to continue reading calligraphy and painting.
Feng Hongluan sat aside, reading a book by herself, occasionally raising her eyes to glance at Wuming.
After another half an hour, Wuming suddenly asked the servant in front of him in embarrassment: "May I ask, where is the toilet in your mansion?"
Feng Hongluan raised her eyes from the book and glanced at Wu Ming, who had an embarrassed look on her face. She thought of Wu Ming saying that half an hour ago when she asked Xiaofu to prepare cakes and fruits, Wu Ming had full stomach from lunch.
"Let Xiaofu take you there, Xiaofu..."
"No, no, why would you bother me so much? Tell me where you are, I can just go by myself."
Feng Hongluan, however, was very enthusiastic: "It's no trouble, all the guests come to the door. Xiaofu, show the way to the unknown general."
Seeing that Wuming couldn't push him away, he hurriedly followed Xiaofu out.
Feng Hongluan continued reading alone, and the servant came over to ask for instructions: "Madam, there are still many in the warehouse at the back, do you want to move them out?"
Feng Hongluan nodded: "Look at it little by little!"
"Otherwise, I would ask the unknown general to give a general description. The prince is familiar with every calligraphy work. It is not a problem for us to look for it this way. As long as the unknown general gives a general description, our prince will definitely know if he has a collection. If he does not have a collection, There is no need for us to spread them out one by one here."
But I heard Feng Hongluan chuckle: "It's okay, just passing the time."
The servant was very confused about her intention, but the princess had already spoken, so what else could he say.
I could only nod my head, respond respectfully, and continue to sort out the calligraphy and paintings I had seen and not seen.
The bewildered servant might not have seen Feng Hongluan, who was burying his head in a book at the moment he left, suddenly showing an indifferent smile.
Although it is still unclear why Wuming came here, one thing is certain: Fenghongluan is definitely not a painting.
Wuming thought that Feng Hongluan had been reading seriously all the time, but he probably didn't expect that Feng Hongluan kept looking at him from the corner of his eye.
Because of Lu Ying's incident, Feng Hongluan had doubts about Wu Ming. She was so suspicious that it was not easy to trust people. What's more, she had doubts at the time about how the cowardly Lu Ying dared to use a bastard to hide the truth. There must be someone behind the scenes. Someone is adding fuel to the fire.
And looking at it, who is actively involved in the marriage?
There is only one person, nameless.
Of course, these are just her own analysis, but her bad habit is that she is not easy to trust people, and the same is true for Yang Yun. Although she relies heavily on Yang Yun, she never trusts Yang Yun.
Once she saw that Yang Yun had changed, she immediately promoted Yang Yun to be a maid, openly and covertly, and would not let Yang Yun take care of her daily life anymore.
She has been betrayed too many times, no wonder she is so cautious.
No wonder she is wary of people everywhere.
She used to have a slight suspicion towards Wuming, but just after observing Wuming's paintings with the corner of her eye, she saw some clues.
The calligraphy and painting were rolled into a scroll, and it was not clear whether it was a calligraphy or a painting from the outside. Hongyan usually had too many collections and did not classify them into categories, so he put them all together.
Wuming had already said it was a painting, not a word, but every time the servant opened a scroll, the time he spent reading it was basically the same.
Feng Hongluan counted in his mind, whether it was calligraphy or painting, he looked at it between five and eight times.
If he really came here to look for paintings, he would have already denied it without waiting for the calligraphy to be opened.
Obviously, Wuming's goal was not to paint, and the painter who helped him when he was down and out was probably fake.
It is impossible for Wuming to be like Hong Yuan and find a reason to be quiet in their Prince Jin's Mansion.
The corner of her mouth curled up. If Wuming really had any purpose in entering the mansion, then every step should have been planned.
Come to think of it, Xiaofu can't keep up with Wuming.
Feng Hongluan's guess was indeed correct. Not long after, Xiaofu came back and told Feng Hongluan timidly: "Master, the unknown general is missing. The slave took him to the toilet. Unexpectedly, he said that his stomach felt uncomfortable and tight.
The slave girl pointed in the general direction, and he used his power to go quickly. Seeing that he couldn't hold it in any longer, the slave girl pointed him in the direction, fearing that he wouldn't be able to find the toilet. The slave girl trotted up, but she didn't expect that the toilet was empty, and the unknown general was nowhere to be seen.
Figure."
"He will always come back. He probably can't be found. He's just wandering around. It's okay. Just wait for him. How can a living person lose himself?"
Feng Hongluan did not blame him and comforted Xiaofu, thinking that he would be punished for neglecting his distinguished guest.
The same goes for the unknown general. I don’t know where he went. Isn’t it uncomfortable to hold it in? There are quite a few toilets in the house. I hope he missed this one and can find the next one, but don’t waste his life holding it in.