20demayo Chapter 352 I have something to tell you
Chapter 352 I have something to tell you
Lantern Festival.
Lanterns of various shapes are hung in every household and on every street and alley.
The Wanning Marquis Mansion was decorated with lights and colors again, and preparations for the festival were lively.
"This one doesn't work, try that one."
"Move this away, come here and put it here."
As soon as Yuan Buwei walked to the front yard, she saw her mother-in-law busily directing the servants to set up the place.
"Mother-in-law, do you need my help?"
"Oh, Bu Wei, it's you." Lady Wan Ning turned her head and patted her chest, "Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"I'm used to getting up at this time." Yuan Buwei smiled and looked around. "Are there any guests coming to our house today?"
"Since you two left on the first day of the new year, people have been coming to the mansion one after another. Some want to see you, and some want to see Lu Sui. I told the master that you two went back to Yaowang Valley to pay New Year's greetings and would not be back until the Lantern Festival. It was originally a lie, but I didn't expect you two to really dare to come back on the Lantern Festival." Lady Wanning was also very surprised. "So, no matter if there are guests at home today, we have to make some arrangements to avoid being in a hurry when someone really comes."
"Too."
Yuan Buwei nodded, remembering what Lu Sui said at the dinner table yesterday: "Mother-in-law, last night..."
"You don't have to say anything, as long as you feel happy. Sui'er's words also warned me. I was married for less than three months when my mother-in-law moved to Mount Wutai. I usually sent her food and clothes, and I went to Mount Wutai to visit her during the holidays. But she didn't even let me see her. When the master found out, he just comforted me and told me not to argue with my mother-in-law."
Madam Wanning sighed and held Yuan Buwei's hand: "Actually, I envy you a lot, but as a person, you should not be greedy. The master is very good to me. He knows that my mother-in-law doesn't like me, so he said fiercely that she can stay in Mount Wutai if she wants, and she can stay there for the rest of her life if she has the ability. I can also enjoy my leisure time."
"Lu Sui actually longs for you to understand him and support him. As I said before, we all want the best for each other, but we don't know how to express it. Fortunately, I was lucky and some of my words touched his heart."
"We are old and we really don't understand what he is thinking, but now you are here, Bu Wei. We can't ask Sui'er, so we can just ask you." Lady Wan Ning said with a smile, "Okay, go back to your room and rest, or Sui'er won't come looking for you again."
"He went to the study at dawn to discuss things with Li Yan and Xing Zhou."
"So hard-working?"
"He works hard. Isn't he happy?"
"Glad, glad." Lady Wanning took Yuan Buwei's hand and said, "Let's go and see if there is anything else we need to prepare."
"it is good."
Just as Lady Wanning Hou had expected, as soon as the noon hour passed, guests began to visit one after another.
Yuan Buwei immediately followed her mother-in-law to entertain the guests.
When everyone saw Yuan Buwei in person, they immediately pulled her over and started talking to her affectionately. Some were a little impatient and wanted her to help check their health.
Yuan Buwei also accepted everyone who came.
"Mrs. Lu, do you know anything about your father?"
"My father?"
Yuan Buwei was taking the pulse of a noble lady whose husband worked in the Ministry of Personnel.
Seeing Yuan Buwei's frightened face, the imperial concubine slapped her head and said, "Look at my brain. You left on the first day of the new year, so you must not know about the Yuan family. Your mother has returned home from the Dali Temple. I heard that your sister used her connections to get your mother out, but when you returned home, you found that there was an extra woman in the house, and she brought a child of seven or eight years old."
"Women? Children?" Yuan Buwei felt a bad premonition.
"I like playing mahjong, so I know a lot of people. I heard that the woman was the one your father kept outside. After your mother went to jail, he probably thought that your mother couldn't get out. If you didn't help her, your sister wouldn't be able to protect herself, so he gritted his teeth and took the concubine back. He originally thought that after the New Year, he would promote the concubine to the position of a co-wife, but your sister ended up taking your mother back. Right now, the Yuan family is in chaos."
"You just said that the child is already seven or eight years old?"
"I haven't seen the child, but I heard about it from others. It's pretty close."
If what she said was true, it meant that her father had secretly kept a mistress at least seven or eight years ago.
No wonder he didn't urge his mother to have another son.
It turns out that the woman outside has already given birth to his child.
"There is one more thing, I don't know whether to say it or not."
"You..." Yuan Buwei looked at the lady in surprise, "You seem to know a lot of things."
"Hehe, besides playing mahjong, I like to listen to gossip." The lady smiled, but the next second her voice lowered, "Someone saw your sister riding in Prince Liang's carriage and heading to Prince Liang's mansion that day."
"what did you say?"
This incident shocked Yuan Buwei even more than she knew her father had a mistress: "Prince Liang?"
"I didn't believe it at first, but the master came back that day and told me that Jiang Weiming had joined the Ministry of Revenue and was working under his father. He was a failed student who couldn't even get into the Ministry of Revenue, but now he can join the Ministry of Revenue. If it's not Prince Liang's work, then who else could it be?" The lady clicked her tongue twice, "The master and I both guessed that the Jiang family has already sided with Prince Liang and has been making moves these days to redeem Jiang Weiyu from the Dali Temple."
Yuan Buwei's mind was buzzing after receiving too much information at once, and she didn't know where to start.
"There's nothing wrong with your body. Just drink up the medicine I prescribed for you if there's any left. Come back for a checkup in half a year."
"Okay, okay, I feel relieved with Madam Lu's words." The lady stood up and thanked her profusely.
"By the way, how many people know about the two things you just told me?"
"We don't know much, but everyone knows that Lord Yuan doesn't treat you as his own daughter. Your sister..." The lady shook her head with a look of disgust. "In short, everyone is on your side. No matter what you do, everyone supports you."
"Thank you."
Fortunately, there were not many people visiting today. After lunch, everyone left one after another.
"Awei, Xingzhou just said that there is a lantern festival tonight, do you want to go together?"
Lu Sui returned home and sat back in the wheelchair. Although he was not used to it, he still had to continue pretending.
"Lu Sui, I have something to tell you."
It was the first time that Lu Sui saw A Wei so serious, and he immediately became serious: "What's the matter? Did Master Shen send you a letter by carrier pigeon?"
Yuan Buwei shook her head and told Lu Sui what she had heard from the noble lady.
After listening to this, Lu Sui's expression became as serious as Yuan Buwei's.
It took him a while to come back to his senses, his eyes full of disbelief: "This is, too..."
It was so explosive that he couldn't find any words to describe it.