The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 130 The so-called retribution of the natural cycle

It was still the same small courtyard, and there were still the same few familiar faces, but as soon as Liuli entered the courtyard, she felt something was different. She took a closer look before she realized: the eyes of the servants looking at her were much clearer. A fear I've never had before.

She couldn't help but look at Pei Xingjian beside her with confusion. Pei Xingjian smiled and shook his head slightly. He also glanced around the yard and frowned when he saw the small room where Liuli used to live.

What happened to that room? Before Liuli had time to take a closer look, Kudi Yanzhong's laughing voice came from the front, "You guys came back early today."

I saw Kudi Yanzhong walking out of the upper room wearing a brand new green robe, with the curtain pulled up. His face was full of smiles, but his face was pale and his eyes were slightly green, but his complexion seemed a little bad. When they entered the house, they still didn't see Ms. Cao, so Liuli understood a little bit in her heart: I'm afraid this person already knew about the coral incident.

Before she could speak, Pei Xingjian asked with a smile, "My father-in-law, I wonder where my concubine is now?"

Kudiyanzhong glanced at Liuli and smiled a little awkwardly, "She was sick the day before yesterday. She was a little confused. She asked a doctor to see her and he said it was phlegm syndrome..." He said anxiously, "I have already made the decision. , moved her to the side room in the west wing to raise her!"

 The side room in the west wing...is the small room where I used to live! Liuli suddenly understood where the fear in the servants' eyes came from when she entered: Cao had moved her there when she fell ill, but now it was Cao's turn! Whether it's retribution or revenge, in their eyes, it's probably scary, right? Is this father using this method to calm down his anger and express his position?

Pei Xingjian sighed regretfully, "It's so hot in the summer, maybe my concubine is suffering from some heat poison? My son-in-law has a shady little courtyard, and has prepared some ice trays of melons and fruits to relieve the heat. I'm here to invite you." My father-in-law and my concubine went to spend half a day, but now it seems that I can only ask my father-in-law to show my respect. I wonder if my father-in-law has any other plans today? "

Kudi Yanzhong was stunned when he heard this, and then his face was full of smiles. Ever since he learned about Coral the day before yesterday, he had been feeling uneasy - Coral would actually do such a treacherous thing. She didn't know whether life or death didn't matter, she was afraid that she would be hurt! If the Duke of Hedong or his daughter and son-in-law were angry, wouldn't it be difficult for him to keep his eighth-grade honorary officer status, his errand at the Ministry of War, and his current marriage? Therefore, when he heard that Pei Xingjian and Liuli were coming to visit yesterday, he did not hesitate to order people to move the sick Cao to the small room. He just hoped that the couple would be less angry when they came. Now that he heard that Pei Xingjian was not He came to Xingshi to question his guilt, but instead invited him to be a guest. All the bones in his body suddenly felt lighter, "Nothing to do, I am feeling bored in the summer, but I want to disturb my virtuous son-in-law."

Pei Xingjian joked with Kudi Yanzhong for a while, and then said with a smile, "The weather is fine today, but in a few hours it will get hot on the road. Why don't my father-in-law go there with my son-in-law?"

Kudi Yanzhong naturally agreed. He got up and went out, gave Aye a few instructions, and asked Qingquan to pull the horse and wait at the door. Before he returned to the house, he heard the sound of tapping the door panel from the side room in the west wing. And Ms. Cao’s hoarse cry, “Let me out, let me out! I have something to say to my aunt!”

Kudi Yanzhong was startled and turned around to look. Seeing that Pei Xingjian and Liuli had come out, he quickly smiled at Liuli and said, "The doctor said that your concubine is now obsessed with phlegm. Her words are reversed and her descriptions are so bluffing." Very, don’t pay attention to her.”

Liuli glanced at the once-familiar wooden door and nodded silently. She knew what it felt like to be locked inside, but she had no interest in reminiscing about it.

Although Cao's voice was hoarse, it became louder and louder: "Auntie, auntie, every injustice has its owner and its debtor has its owner. I was the one who wronged you back then, and I deserve it. I just ask you to spare Huanhu's life. She is your biological sister. If sisters kill each other, there will be retribution in the future..."

Kudi Yanzhong's face became more and more embarrassed, and he frowned and said, "You really have epilepsy, you can say such things!" Finally, Qingquan came in to report that the horse was ready, and he hurriedly said, "Let's go now!"

When the three people walked into the courtyard, they heard Mrs. Cao shout loudly, "Pei Langjun, Pei Langjun! I saw you, Pei Langjun, think about it, if Hualu continues to act nonsense, how can he do it after only going there for a few days?" You are just being instigated by others to do such things. If you and your aunt are willing to go over there and beg the eldest princess to spare her, you will definitely be able to save her life. A Cao will never forget it even if he is a cow and a horse for the rest of his life. You and your wife are so kind! In the future, Coral will never offend my aunt in the slightest. If you do it again, you will go to hell!"

Pei Xingjian stopped, turned around and sighed, "There's no need to trouble my concubine to swear any more. My eldest sister is today all because of her. If my son-in-law remembers correctly, my concubine swore a poisonous oath last time. It's because of my concubine." If my sister ever offends my aunt in the future, I will teach you and your daughter that they will never be reincarnated. Are these oaths made indiscriminately? Now it is just a retribution for the oath. How could my son-in-law be so virtuous and violate God's will?"

The hut suddenly became silent. Pei Xingjian turned around and smiled at the stunned Kudi Yanzhong, "My father-in-law, please."

It wasn't until a group of people walked out of the door, and the sound of carriages and horses rumbling from near to distant, disappeared at the entrance of the alley, that a long whimper suddenly sounded in the hut, the sound was extremely shrill, and echoed in the yard for a long time.

Liuli and the others could not hear this sound, because it was still early, there were not many cars and horses on the road, and there was no conversation all the way. When the cars and horses arrived at Pei Mansion in Yongningfang, the sun had not yet risen.

As soon as Liuli got out of the car, the concierge rushed over, "Alang, madam, you came back just in time. The kids were just going to look for you. Just now, Mrs. Lu from the Hedong Palace came to visit suddenly. The kids said that Alang Neither the wife nor the wife were there, but she was sure to wait at the door. She even had a lady lifted out of the car and placed at the door. She only said that she was here to pay a salary to plead guilty and let you do whatever you want, which attracted many people to watch. The young ones had no choice but to invite them in. Now everyone is in the hall of the outer courtyard."

Liuli couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Pei Xingjian. She didn't know whether to be angry or amused. But he saw Pei Xingjian frowning, pondering for a moment, and nodded, "I know, go to Qiuyuan quickly and invite Dr. Xiao to the hall." He turned around and sighed to Ku Diyanzhong, "This Mrs. Lu is the third son of the Hedong Duke's mansion. Madam, why did she come here unexpectedly? I’m afraid she brought someone here..."

Kudi Yanzhong's face changed and he hurriedly asked, "What should I do?" Pei Xingjian looked apologetic, "I originally wanted to invite my father-in-law to Songfan for a day, but I didn't expect that this happened before I even got in. What I'm going to do now. , we can only go over there first and take a look.”

Kudi Yanzhong nodded. There was a trace of worry in his heart, but also a trace of fear. He did not dare to walk fast, so he followed Pei Xingjian and Liuli and walked inward. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the hall of the outer courtyard, and they saw a beautiful and well-dressed young woman sitting in the hall. When she heard footsteps, she looked up and stood up hurriedly, "Brother, sister-in-law, sister-in-law." Lu took the liberty to come here today to ask for forgiveness from my brother and sister-in-law." After saying this, he bowed deeply.

Liuli walked over quickly and supported Lu Jiuniang, "Jiuniang is so polite." He glanced at the soft chair beside him and saw Coral lying softly in the soft chair, with a gray face. Liuli had a look of fear and resentment in her eyes. Liuli couldn't help but frown.

Lu Jiuniang's face also became a little embarrassed, and she forced a smile, "The good teacher learned that what happened that day has now been found out clearly. It was all arranged by this second mother. It was she who sent the maid to pretend to be the eldest princess. I replied to my sister-in-law and gave her the lotus picture, but she didn't notice and coaxed her to go over to it. Now my sister-in-law didn't have the shame to stay in the house. It happened that her mother was not in good health, so she went home to take care of her illness. Rishizi knew the truth and kicked Er Niang in a rage, probably with a strong force. Er Niang had not been well these days. The eldest princess was so angry that she was bedridden and ignored the incident. He said that she was still in the house, so he ordered me to send Er Niang to the house to make amends, leaving you two alone. He also asked me to bring the documents for the appointment that day, saying that she and Mr. Hedong were the two of them. The government has nothing to do with it anymore.”

Liuli listened to these words and looked at Coral's appearance. Although she was prepared in her heart, she couldn't help but sneered, "It's just that the eldest princess doesn't know about her sister-in-law's situation, but Alu can see it. Now like this Throwing someone away from me, if she has any shortcomings, will it make me have the reputation of killing girls? "

Lu Jiuniang was stunned and even more at a loss, "Sister-in-law, forgive me, the eldest princess is very seriously ill now. The imperial doctor has invited several people to come over, and they all said that they can't get angry again, so Shang Alu really doesn't dare to disobey the eldest princess." The princess's order, if sister-in-law refuses to let her stay, Alu really doesn't dare to go back and return her life..." She thought for a while, then hesitated, "It's just that no one paid attention to me. She was hungry for a few days and was in low spirits. Ah. If my sister-in-law is worried, why not ask Alu to send someone to ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look? "

Pei Xingjian said calmly, "That's not necessary. Because one of the slaves was injured in the humble house, we just happened to invite a doctor who is good at injuries from injuries. Now that he has not left, I have already sent someone to invite him over."

While he was talking, a middle-aged man wearing a white robe hurriedly walked over. He only casually arched his hand to Pei Xingjian, and then walked quickly to the coral. He rolled his eyelids first, and then took a cup of tea with concentration. , stamped his feet and sighed, "How come this little lady has been dragged to this moment! She looks fine at the moment, but it's just a bowl of ginseng soup that lifts her spirits. I'm afraid it won't last more than two days!"

Kudi Yanzhong's face had already turned pale when he saw the appearance of the coral. After hearing this, he hurriedly asked, "Can it still be cured now?"

Physician Xiao then sighed, "If I had treated it three days ago, I would have been eighty-nine percent sure, but now I only have three-thirds left at most."

Pei Xingjian also sighed, "Then just do your best to obey fate and bother Dr. Xiao to give it a try."

Coral originally just looked at Liuli with a wary face. After hearing Dr. Xiao's first words, she was like a wood carving and clay sculpture. Only then did she come back to her senses and turned to Lu Jiuniang. Her eyes were full of deep-seated resentment. She opened her mouth, but Only a hissing sound could be made.

Dr. Xiao shook his head and sighed, then took out the pills from the medicine box, and asked for half a bowl of hot water to dissolve the pills. He directed the two maids to lift the coral up and give her the potion to drink little by little. After a while, I heard Coral cough twice, and suddenly vomited out a large mouthful of blood, which was dark in color. Everyone was startled, but Dr. Xiao let out a sigh of relief, "This little lady's life has finally been saved." After saying this, he walked to the side and faced the sky, found a few more pills, took them out, and murmured, "Although the little lady in the courtyard over there has injured her head, face, hands and feet, her appearance will be worse after she recovers, but her body will not be damaged. This little lady will get better in the future, and she looks fine from the outside, but her health is just..." As he spoke, he sighed, made another pill, and gave it to Coral to drink.

Lu Jiuniang stood aside with a rather complicated look on her face. Seeing Liuli turn her head, she hurriedly smiled and said, "This doctor is very capable, so this is good." She took out the document from her sleeve and gave it to Liuli.

Liuli waved her hands hurriedly and turned to ask Kudi Yanzhong, "Master, what do you think about this matter?"

Lu Jiuniang then noticed Kudi Yanzhong, her face changed color slightly, "This is..."

Liuli said calmly, "Today my husband and I went out to invite my grandpa to be our guests. Unexpectedly, this happened. Now that my grandpa is here, how can I make the decision regarding my concubine?"

Lu Jiuniang was stunned for a moment, then she bowed her head and bowed deeply. When she raised her head, the smile had returned to her face, "What a coincidence, there are elders here now, which saves me from the embarrassment." He held up the document with both hands, and then Walk towards Kudi Yanzhong.

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