I responded and ordered the sedan chair to be prepared. I turned to Rui Rong and said,"My family called me, so I have to go. Ruirong just needs to treat this place as her own home, don't be restrained. Those girls are all obedient and reliable, so Younger Sister will naturally order them around.”
Rui Rong agreed, so I got up and left the house. I called the two servant girls I sent over to the courtyard and gave them some detailed instructions. Only then did I feel relieved and return to my room to change my clothes. I went to the door of the courtyard and got on the small sedan chair to return to the assistant minister's residence.
Ever since Father gave this courtyard to me, I've been living in this courtyard for half of the past few years, except for the normal days of the New Year celebrations. I want to be quiet and elegant. Of course, it's also convenient for Wen Chuan to come over from time to time. I think Father probably knows about this, but he knows that I know my limits, so he doesn't say it out loud. Fortunately, this courtyard is not far from the assistant minister's residence. I can arrive in a sedan chair in a moment. If there's anything at home, my parents will send someone to call me.
When I got off the sedan at the entrance of the mansion, Huan Ling had just lifted the curtain when I saw Mu Yuan, the head of the house, come out to welcome me. He was so happy that his eyes narrowed into slits. I smiled and greeted him,"Uncle Yuan."
"Miss is back! Old Master and a few madams were waiting in the back hall.”
I was very surprised to hear that. I don't know why my parents are so serious.
Father had a main wife and three side wives. Mother, as the main wife, gave birth to two sons and a daughter for father. She lived in harmony with the three concubines who entered the house later. She was diligent in handling various matters in the residence and was respected. Third Concubine Wan gave birth to Third Brother Guan Ming, while Second Concubine Shen and Fourth Concubine Ma had no children. Because I was the youngest daughter born after the three YiNiangs entered the family, other than Father and Mother, the three YiNiangs also doted on me very much. They treated me like their own daughter, like stars surrounding the moon.
After passing through the front courtyard and entering the back hall, as expected, my parents and three YiNiangs were all present. I hurriedly greeted them and asked,"Yu 'er greets father, mother, and three concubines. Father and mother are well.”
"Yu 'er is here. Sit down quickly!"”
I followed her instructions and sat down below Third Concubine. When I saw Father, Mother, and the three Concubines smiling, I was even more puzzled.
" Yu 'er," his father said," someone from the palace has sent an edict saying that your mother will bring you into the palace tomorrow. You must be careful and polite when the time comes."”
"Yes, don't worry, father."
I was startled and replied, but my heart was in turmoil. Today, the Emperor had just appointed a marriage for Wen Chuan. Why did he call me into the palace now? "Which other daughters have the palace chosen?" he asked.”
Father has always admired my intelligence and agility. Now that I asked this question, he knew that I had guessed it and smiled in appreciation.
His mother, on the other hand, said," The father-in-law who delivered the edict didn't say it clearly, but your second brother went to inquire. This time, the ones who entered the palace to see the emperor were the Prime Minister, the Great General, and the daughter of Cui Shao's Fu family. In addition, other than us, there were also two ministers who received the edict. Your father said that the Emperor is so grand this time, presumably to choose a Di Fei for the Crown Prince, which is also the future Empress.”
I was stunned when I heard that. Then, I nodded."The Crown Princess must have been chosen from a first-rank official's residence. Yu 'er and the two ministers' families are just a cover. Even Young Master Cui's and Fu's families might just be a formality.”
After saying that, I looked at my father. He smiled and didn't say anything.
Second Concubine could not hold her temper and said,""Although since ancient times, empresses have all come from the families of high officials, our Yu 'er is also top-notch in appearance. Besides, which dynasty didn't have three or four empresses? The first one was chosen based on family background. Who could say for sure what would happen in the future?”
Father looked at Second Concubine with slight dissatisfaction. Mother saw this and said,""Don't talk nonsense along the Xia River. If word gets out, it will cause trouble for the old master.”
Second Concubine bowed her head slightly to her father.”
Fourth Concubine continued," Even if we are not selected, we are the only ones summoned this time. This is enough to show the importance of the higher-ups. Although the Crown Prince already has three Secondary Concubines, he has yet to appoint a Di Secondary Concubine. If Yu 'er gets this position, it will be very good.”
The Third Concubine was silent for a moment and said softly,""It's a dispute in the harem, why not give it to a wangye to be a di fei, it's also worthy.”
Hearing this, mother couldn't help but nod. I remained indifferent, but I couldn't help but think of Rui Rong.
In the end, Second Concubine was still straightforward and could not help but say,"By this year, all the princes have been crowned kings. The fourth prince's health has not been good, the sixth prince's mother is of low birth, and the seventh prince is still young. No matter which aspect it was, the Fifth Prince was the best. Not only did he not have a wife or concubine, he was also raised by the Imperial Consort along with the Crown Prince. His future wealth was definitely limitless!”
Although I know that all of you love me and plan for me, I can't help but feel annoyed when talking about this. Fortunately, Father has no intention of talking about this matter."Alright, it's all for later. We're not in a hurry to plan. Guan Yun had just returned to the capital, and Guan Qun would be following him to the northern border defense in a few days. It was rare for them to gather together today, so let's have dinner together tonight.”
"Yes, the whole family hasn't been together for a long time. I'll go and instruct them to prepare."”
After saying that, she stood up and left. Fourth Concubine also followed, and everyone dispersed.
I ordered Huan Ling to go to the other courtyard to pass a message to Rui Rong. I walked along the corridor into the back garden. I didn't know why I was always restless. After thinking about it, I turned around and led Huan Pei to the front courtyard to find Second Brother Guan Qun.
I went to the front yard and asked the servants. They replied that Second Brother was practicing martial arts in his garden. On a whim, I went to Second Brother's garden and lightened my footsteps. I motioned for Huan Pei to be silent. I peeked from the flower window of the wall and saw Second Brother practicing a set of basic boxing skills. I estimated that he was more than ten feet away from me, so I held my breath and waited. When he had made three consecutive moves with his back to me, I suddenly jumped in from the archway. My feet were filled with strength. I pressed the ground to my left and right respectively and used force to lean on my body. At the same time, my right hand made a palm strike at Second Brother's left shoulder.
In one go, without any delay, he arrived behind him in the blink of an eye. Seeing that he was about to succeed, he was already proud of himself.
However, just as my palm touched his shoulder, my second brother suddenly tilted his body to the right. Ordinary people who were attacked on the left side would turn back to counterattack, but my second brother did not turn back. Instead, he turned his body to the right and hit my ribs with his right elbow. The momentum was fierce. I did not dare to receive it, so I could only move left to dodge. Unexpectedly, my second brother's move was fake. At this time, his right leg was the axis, and his left leg swept towards me.
At this moment, my center of gravity had already deviated and I could no longer retreat. I knew that it was not good and had no other choice in an instant. I could only protect my front with both hands and forcefully take this move. I immediately felt difficulty breathing and my entire body fell backwards.
Huan Pei, who was peeking outside the garden, immediately called out. Second Brother realized that the touch was soft and realized that something was wrong. He quickly flew behind me and supported me to take a big step back. Only then did he release the force. I stabilized my body and panted.
Before he could speak, he heard his third brother's voice,""Younger Sister is amazing! It was already not easy to sneak an attack on Second Brother at close range, and he could even survive one move. He was quite powerful! Admirable! I'm impressed!"
I saw Third Brother leisurely come from the pavilion on the left side of the arch. After I came in, I was so focused on sneak attacking that I didn't realize that he was at the door. He was watching a good show.
Huanpei quickly ran to my side, grabbed my arm to take my pulse, and put it down for a moment. There was no worry on her face, but there was blame. I knew I was in the wrong, so I could only smile at her.
Huan Pei and Huan Ling are biological sisters. Our family is in the medicinal herb business. Our parents passed away one after another. When I was ten years old, the two of them were sold by her aunt to the residence as slaves. At that time, the elder sister was eleven and the younger sister was nine. Father saw that they were about the same age as me, so he gave both of them to me. The slaves who sold their bodies had to change their surnames to Mu. There was something interesting when I named them. I saw that their elder sister was calm and their younger sister was clever, so I named this elder sister Huan Pei.
When it was his sister's turn, before she could speak, his third brother teased,""If the big one is called a ring pendant, wouldn't the small one be called Ding Dang? The rings and pendants were very compatible. Haha!”
I was naturally annoyed with him. The names of the girls were given by the master. Even if it was called Ding Dang, it was not inappropriate. It was just that since third brother laughed at me like this, I had to change the word. Thus, I took the word "Jing-er Ding Dang" and named my sister Huanling.
When they started, they were still young and were just servants. After two years, they became my personal servant girls.
Four years ago, because of Wen Chuan meeting the world-famous divine doctor Nie He, although I felt that it was rare, I didn't act impolitely. Unexpectedly, Huan Pei, who had always been steady, was unusually excited. She kept pulling divine doctor Nie to express her admiration and asked him all sorts of questions, wanting to acknowledge divine doctor Nie as her master. Everyone knew that the divine doctor Nie He traveled all over the world. He was always elusive and never accepted disciples. Therefore, he did not want to wear the ring.
However, this divine doctor had accidentally revealed his whereabouts when he traveled to the capital that year. The father of a high-ranking official in the capital was seriously ill and asked him to treat him. This official had a bad reputation among the people, and Nie He had a strange temper. He immediately refused and left the capital. In less than a month, the high official's father died of illness. The high official was extremely indignant. He spent a lot of money to find an expert to find the hiding place of Nie He's wife. He brought her into the capital and lured Nie He into the capital to get rid of her to vent his anger.
Nie He was a miracle doctor of his generation. After all, he was still a mortal. He knew that it was a trap, but he still did not hesitate. When he arrived in the capital, he couldn't even enter the official's residence. He had no choice but to ask his old friends in the capital for help. One of them told Wen Chuan, who was still the Second Prince at the time, about this matter. After many twists and turns, he finally lived up to everyone's expectations. Nie He owed him a huge favor.
Although Wen Chuan didn't ask for anything in return, seeing how anxious Huan Pei was, I was also worried. At the same time, I felt that having a girl who knew medicine by my side was beneficial and harmless, so I asked Nie He to teach me a thing or two. Nie He's wife also advised me on the side.
Nie He was grateful and tested her with the ring pendant. Seeing that she knew some medical knowledge and was loyal and steady, she reluctantly agreed. They agreed not to announce to the public who their master was, but to teach each other for five years. Every autumn, they would go to the outskirts of the capital to teach each other for a month. They had to practice hard for one year, and could only continue after reaching the standard in the second year. Otherwise, the fact that they were master and disciple would be broken. Huan Pei naturally agreed and was overjoyed.
Later, I asked Huan Pei why she had to study medicine. She said,"This servant's home is filled with herbs, but they can't save my parents. This servant swears that I will never let a family member suffer from illness and torture in my life! Uncle and aunt were cruel and could no longer be considered family. Now, they only had one sister. Miss treated this servant as if they were family and was also a family member. Huan Pei would naturally serve Miss with all his heart and protect his sister.”
In the past few years, Huan Pei's medical skills had improved by leaps and bounds. Often, when someone in the family fell ill, Huan Pei's prescription was more effective than the doctor she invited. Gradually, everyone in the family trusted Huan Pei's diagnosis when they were sick. Wen Chuan naturally entrusted me to her. She usually took care of my daily life, recuperation, and nourishment. She stopped me from doing anything that was not good for my body. Ever since I started practicing martial arts, Huan Pei had been worried every day, afraid that I would hurt myself. At this moment, I was so careless, which naturally caused her to blame me.
Second Brother saw that Huan Pei did not change his expression and was relieved. He said,"Second Brother was careless. I thought that Guanming was itching to attack me again.”
Then, he praised," Younger Sister's footwork has indeed improved. Perhaps she's even stronger than Third Brother, but her hands still lack strength. However, you learn martial arts for self-defense. It doesn't matter if your offense is weak.”
I smiled,"If I can lift my body, will I be able to avoid Second Brother's trick?" Unfortunately, Yu 'Er's internal strength was too weak. He would definitely think of another way next time.”
Second Brother only smiled dotingly while Third Brother was unwilling to be ignored."Younger Sister is naive. That height just now was at least three feet. If you lose your center of gravity and still want to go up, I reckon that even Second Brother would be in danger, unless it was Eldest Brother. As for the next time, Second Brother would not use the same move again!”
Although Third Brother and I were not born from the same mother, we grew up together and were the closest to each other. We were also quite close. Seeing that he was proud of himself, how could I be willing to show weakness? I retorted,"Third brother, don't be happy too early. Second brother said that your footwork might not even be as good as Yu 'er's.”
"Yes, yes, my sister's footwork is first-class. She can naturally save her life on the battlefield.”Third Brother laughed even more exaggeratedly." It also saves you from being in danger all the time, causing this girl to scream and scare others. However, if this ring was here, what about Ding Dang?”
After a few years, Third Brother still often called Ring Bell as Ding Dang to laugh at me, and every time it caused a joke.
Huan Pei blushed and quickly bowed."Second Young Master, Third Young Master is well." After saying that, he hurriedly went to prepare tea. Third Brother and I laughed a few times before entering the house together.
"Sister, you came to look for me because of the matter of going north to the border, right?" asked Second Brother as he sat down.”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420183: 47PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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