Moonlight Exposes the Works of a Concubine's Daughter Marrying into Royalty The Concubine's Daughter Marries into Royalty The Royal Highness, Chapter 73-74

  "...it's not hearsay, it's absolutely true. When my mother's elder sister went to pay her respects, she saw with her own eyes that the uncle of Wang Fei Xia Shi and his family came in a donkey cart, wearing coarse cloth clothes. Those little kids were so tempted by the fruit that they drooled, ah, what a ridiculous scene, really."

  In the early morning, in the Yan Shou Hall, Zhen Shi was sitting next to Miao Shi, talking about something with a look of disdain on her face, her thin lips pursed and an expression of contempt.

  "Is that so? Won't the Yang family mind? The Yangs are a wealthy and influential family, aren't they afraid of being ridiculed for having such relatives come to their door?" Miao Shi asked in surprise.

  "What's wrong with that? My sister-in-law said that whether it was the old lady, Consort Meng, or Prince Yi of Wei, they all treated the people from the Xia family with great respect and courtesy, treating them as honored guests."

  "Really... it's rare!" Miao heard this and couldn't help but nod repeatedly, but suddenly thought of something, her tone became uneven and indignant as she said, "Actually, this is the truly illustrious and prosperous family, much stronger than those people who look down on others, humph!"

  "Of course, Zhen knew which family she was referring to. Based on the good relationship between the two since Miao's downfall, she immediately advised her, 'Forget it, Second Sister, calm down a bit, after all, Fourth Sister is still the daughter-in-law of the Yuan family.'"

  The marriage between Fourth Sister and Yuan Shihuan, which was not viewed favorably from the start, did indeed bring no surprises to everyone. From the third day of her return home, Fourth Sister had been crying and complaining, with a belly full of bitter water.

  It's also true that the young concubine, who was already six months pregnant, not only came from a good family but was also clever and knew how to please people, so she won over everyone in the Yuan household.

  Unfortunately, I met the fourth sister who had such a dull and uncompetitive temperament, and it seemed impossible not to get angry.

  Especially recently, the failure of the two young masters in the mansion made the Yuan family look down on Si Jie. The stubborn and brainless Yuan Shi Huan, who always thought he was right, would often mock Si Jie and slander the Wen family whenever he mentioned it.

  No wonder, who let a mediocre writer, at first he just took a concubine before marriage, and it caused a big stir in the whole city...

  "Daughter-in-law? When did the Yuan family start treating Fourth Sister as a daughter-in-law?" As she spoke, Miao's eyes reddened with tears. "I really regret forcing Fourth Sister to agree to that marriage back then. If we had waited until now, there might have been someone even better..."

  "Better?" Zhen's eyes widened as she stared at Miao in a daze.

  "Ah, summer has passed in the blink of an eye. The maple leaves at Qingxin An should be turning red by now. I'll go take a look when I have time." But just then, Zou Shi, who was sitting across from them and seemed to be discussing autumn clothes with Cuiping, suddenly said...

  Miao's family listened and immediately lowered their heads in shame, closing their mouths and no longer speaking.

  Look at Miao's family, then look at Zou's family, and soon a hint of understanding flashed across Zhen's face, followed by an indifferent and sarcastic smile, and she also closed her mouth.

  While next to Zou's family doing Jiang's family still has that signboard action, eyes watching nose and nose watching heart, as if everything that happens here has nothing to do with her.

  The Wen family's young ladies, as well as an outsider, Zou Zhener, sat behind the madams, watching and listening to the back-and-forth of their elders, but all had a bewildered expression with wide eyes staring blankly.

  "What do Second Aunt and Eldest Aunt mean? Are they saying that we're allowed to go up the mountain to see Fifth Sister at Qingxin An?"

  The little eleven sitting in the corner finally couldn't bear it and quietly asked her sister Jiu.

  Is it possible? Facing Xiao Shi's question, Jiu Jie couldn't help but shake her head in her heart. This silly girl always had such beautiful ideas, how could she not be like the cruel Zhen family at all?

  "Of course not!" Nine Sister said with certainty, glancing at Eleven.

  The "better" in Miao's mouth should refer to Yang Guofeng, the king of Weiyuan, as his successor, and Zou Shi happened to mention something related to Wu Jie at this time, which is actually a reminder to her.

  What a ridiculous idea! Have you forgotten that Wu Zetian was your concubine daughter?

  This is indeed a good marriage, but it's not just your fourth sister who can't think about it, the other girls in the Wen family also have no chance.

  Alas...

  It's really pitiful that someone who is hateful must have a pitiable side, and as for her second aunt who has been acting like a coward lately, Jiuniang really doesn't know what to say.

  Is this door and wealth really so important?

  Forcing the fourth sister to marry Yuan Shi Huan, now that he sees someone else's wife has died and has such thoughts, it's not an exaggeration to say she was blinded by infatuation...

  "The old lady said she really wasn't feeling well today and didn't want to get up. She asked you all to go back first and come again tomorrow!"

  At this time, the door curtain suddenly lifted, and Cui Feng, wearing a light purple jacket, came out and bowed to the ladies.

  "This..." Everyone was taken aback and rushed forward to ask about his well-being.

  Cui Feng and Fang's mother, who came out afterwards, were a bit overwhelmed, so they had to invite several ladies to go in and see the old lady, while the girls were sent away, each returning to their own room.

  " Ninth sister, come to my place with tenth sister too, I just got a new Go board, we can do some embroidery and then play together." As soon as they left the Yanshoutang, Little Eleven pulled Tenth Sister along quickly to catch up with Ninth Sister.

  "Hmm..." Jiujie was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said to the two of them, "No, I still have things to attend to, you two can play by yourselves."

  "Jiujie is working so hard, and she's really going to become the embroidery girl of Cizifang soon." Upon hearing that she was going to embroider something again, Shijie immediately said in a cool tone.

  "What can we do if we don't work hard?" She sighed and said with a bitter smile.

  Now this is true, since she was designed by Jing Ning after entering the palace that day, she really felt that this matter was not good.

  All her plans fell through, and the significance of being the queen was somewhat lessened, instead giving her a sense of burden.

  Afraid that one day I'll be summoned into the palace again and encounter that kind of thing once more, I don't know if I'll still have good luck to escape.

  In the end, he had to thank that horse after all. Not only did it help him escape successfully, but when sending him back to the street, it also ordered someone to intercept a palace carriage on an outing and then use that carriage to send him back to the mansion.

  So meticulous and considerate for oneself, yet still cursing others to death, the most shameful thing is that others really did die...

  "Eldest sister, be careful with your eyes!" Seeing her looking so downhearted, the little girl was immediately moved again and stopped speaking sarcastically, instead comforting her.

  "Uh-huh, I will!" She nodded immediately.

  "Sixth Sister, wait for me, okay?" Just as a few people were talking, a voice suddenly came over.

  Several people followed the sound and saw a beautiful woman wearing a yellow chrysanthemum-patterned skirt and a white hundred-flower skirt, chasing after Liu Si and calling out in a soft voice.

  It was just a few days ago that Zou returned to his mother's home to pick up his sixth sister, and brought back his niece, Zou Zhener.

  Zou has three nieces and four nephews. Two of his grown-up nieces are Zou Zhēn ér and Zou Líng ér.

  Although both are nieces of the Zou family, they are different. Zou Ling'er is a legitimate child, while Zou Zhen'er is an illegitimate child. As for why Mrs. Zou took in the illegitimate Zou Zhen'er but not the legitimate Zou Ling'er, according to what Zhuang Mama revealed, it seems that she intended to make Zou Zhen'er accompany her sixth sister as a dowry.

  At first, the two days after meeting Zou Zhener, Jiusi was naturally very delighted, because re-examining people proved that the Zou family had let her go.

  But later on, I kept thinking that it wasn't right. Firstly, although Zou Zhener was not as cunning and restless as Seventh Sister, she was still an unpleasant person. Would the Zous rather marry off someone like her than Seventh Sister?

  Of course, the most important thing is to have multiple interactions and confrontations with her, so that she deeply understands this Zhōu family. Unless you can make a dog stop eating feces or a wolf stop eating meat, she really doesn't believe that this Zhōu family will let her off.

  Hehe......

  Every time after this appraisal is completed, Jiu Jie always can't help but secretly sneer in her heart, and then become more careful and vigilant, just waiting for Zou Shi's fox tail to be exposed, so as to counterattack in time.

  Life is really hard, and I don't know when this kind of day will end. Thinking about these things, Jiu Jie couldn't help but feel a wave of physical and mental exhaustion...

  "I've been away for a few days and you all gang up on me without even calling me, what's the meaning of this?" The person who had exhausted Jiu Jie was back.

  "Sixth sister, what dialect is this?"

  Looking at Liu Jie who walked in with her head held high and chest out, carrying a small white dog Beibei, Jiu Jie let out a sigh in her heart, then smiled.

  "What's going on? You guys tell me, why haven't you come to find me in the past few days? Xiao Ba is that mute gourd, embroidering things, but I'm idle, and you all know it."

  The six sisters naturally didn't buy it, and while putting Beibei on the ground to play by herself, she stood with her hands on her hips, looking like she was ready to reason with several people.

  Xiao Shi-yi was intimidated by Liu Jie's aura and didn't dare to speak, Shi Jie wanted to say something but was pulled back by Jiu Jie.

  The tenth sister turned her head to look at her, but she shook her head at her, then stepped forward, smiling and pointing at Zou Zhener who was also following behind panting: "Sixth sister, you can't just play with us while neglecting our guest."

  "Not slow, not slow," before Liu Jie could speak up, Zou Zhener, who had yet to catch her breath, spoke up with a guilty expression, "It's all my fault, I delayed Sixth Sister and the others' playtime to accompany me. I apologize to everyone here!" As she spoke, she gave a deep bow to her sisters.

  But for her modest behavior, the sisters did not respond with enthusiasm. The sixth sister turned away, while the other sisters just smiled and remained silent.

  It's true that being polite is not wrong, but if someone is too polite and meticulous, wouldn't you find it strange? The answer is definitely yes.

  Moreover, between people who are familiar with each other, it's always like this, and it makes one feel too fake, so they get annoyed...

  "Please don't blame Zhen'er, everyone..." But the person who was being bothered didn't realize it himself, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he wanted to continue.

  "Alright... you!" But was soon interrupted by a voice, which belonged to none other than Liu Si.

  These days, Liu Jie has been annoyed to death by this younger half-sister, and her mother is still solemnly instructing her that she must treat her well, otherwise she will be sent back to her grandparents' house to be handed over to those two nannies.

  But now her sisters at home have also begun to alienate her, and the reason is still because of this younger half-sister, she really can't bear it anymore.

  Ever since the seventh sister was gone, the sixth sister began to cherish her relationship with other sisters even more. Nothing else, she just got used to being pursued by others and feared loneliness.

  "Uh..." Even if Zou Zhener was not ashamed of herself, Liu's words still made her blush and tear up, but she remained polite, "Sixth sister, don't be angry, it's my fault, I won't bother you anymore..."

  Jiuniang's words made her feel a pang of sadness. In the end, it was all because of her status as a concubine-born daughter. Was being overly clever and pretending to be obedient really the way to live a better life?

  "Sister Liu, don't be like that. You can invite us and Cousin Zhen'er together, wouldn't that make everyone happy?" Jiu'er hastily suggested to Sister Liu.

  "Are you willing to go with her?" Liu Jie'er glanced at Zou Zhener.

  "Why don't you want to, and can't get it?" Jiuniang said with a smile.

  Zou Zhen'er immediately cast a grateful glance at Jiu Sier.

  So the ninth sister didn't go back to her room to embroider, and neither did the tenth and eleventh sisters go to the fourth house. The sixth sister had someone call out to the eighth sister who had already returned to her room to work on her trousseau, and several girls played cuju together under the shade of a tree in the garden, their bright laughter echoing and swirling in the morning light...

  "...It's said that Weiyuan Wang Yang Guofeng followed his father and brother to the battlefield at the age of eleven, and even gained fame from the Wusah Battle ten years ago... Thinking about it, he was only thirteen years old back then, a true young hero. In the harsh lands of the north, there's a saying that goes like this: With Weiyuan in the army, the Tartars' courage is shattered..."

  "That new widow, Queen Weiyuan, née Xia, is said to be the daughter of an old general under King Weiyuan's command. The old general had sacrificed his life for the country, and before he died, what he couldn't let go of was his daughter who suffered from a congenital deficiency. King Weiyuan was also a man of sentiment and righteousness, so in order to fulfill the old general's last wish, he married Xia as his queen. The old empress dowager was naturally dissatisfied, and Empress Huang also opposed it, but King Weiyuan still insisted on marrying her. It is said that this matter caused a great stir five years ago..."

  "It's just that this Princess Xia, due to her frail health, had entered the Yang household for many years but had no children. The Yang family was already sparse in population, so the old dowager naturally began making arrangements for the prince to take a concubine and continue the family line..."

  It was also because of her kindness to Zou Zhener that the sisters of the Wen family had the opportunity to hear about the current situation of Prince Weiyuan, who was now the most popular in the capital.

  After playing tiredly, sitting down, Zou Zhener began to tell her sisters about the news and anecdotes she knew.

  The sisters listened attentively, not only because of the fifth sister's affair but also because of the mysterious admiration that girls in the boudoir had for heroic idols, which made them have a kind of enigmatic yearning for Weiyuan Wang.

  Of course, except for Jiu Jie!

  After hearing this, Jiu's daughter couldn't help but secretly laugh. Spreading seeds on behalf of the emperor seemed to be a very noble task indeed.

  However, she thought that even if he married a normal wife and had children normally, he would still take concubines. At that time, there will be other excuses, this is subjective not working hard and objective reasons are many, hehe...

  " Ninth sister, what are you smiling at?" At this time, Little Eleven suddenly looked at Ninth Sister and said.

  "Uh..." Jiujie was taken aback, not expecting to reveal her true feelings. She quickly changed the subject to cover it up, "What are you talking about?... Zhen'er sister, tell me... how many concubines and children does Weiyuan Wang have?"

  ……

  Digression

  Want to write more, but there's evening self-study, sigh!