The lady of Chongxi has supernatural powers and is favored by the powerful official

Sure enough, the clothes that were delivered soon came in pairs and sets.

Nangong Yu actually likes the white suit very much, and Gu Ruoxi also looks good in this color, but they are going to visit someone's home, and as a newlywed couple, they can't just go there wearing such an outfit.

Gu Ruoxi thought the same. After choosing and choosing, she picked an orange dress, while Nangong Yu's dress was black, but it was embroidered with some patterns in orange thread. The embroidery patterns on their clothes were the same. This way, they complemented each other.

It looks good, and Nangong Yu has just been promoted, so it is reasonable for him to dress more conservatively.

Nangong Yu also thought it was okay. Gu Ruoxi had fair skin, so she looked good in any color. Moreover, over the past half month, her face had gained some flesh, and she looked much better. This fully revealed Gu Ruoxi's temperament.

"Xi'er has good taste."

Nangong Yu praised.

Gu Ruoxi smiled and said:

"Don't praise me. I just thought I shouldn't wear something too plain. In fact, I prefer this white outfit."

Nangong Yu smiled and said:

"Me too, but it doesn't matter. In a few days, Mom will go to fulfill her vow. It will be feasible for us to wear white clothes and accompany Mom to the temple then."

"You still wish?"

Gu Ruoxi didn't understand what fulfilling a vow meant and looked at Xie Qingrou.

Xie Qingrou then said:

"Before, Yu'er was poisoned and couldn't wake up. We tried many famous doctors, but none of them could help. Old Doctor Yang has been watching over him for two days and two nights, but there is almost no improvement. I didn't take the other doctors' words seriously, but Old Doctor Yang would never lie to me."

"You don't know how heartbroken my mother was at that time. I only have this one son. Zixuan was ready to write a letter to the Xie family. When I was so anxious that I had no choice, I thought of the Bodhisattva. So, I went to the temple to ask Master Hongyuan for some advice."

"Master Hong Yuan asked me to bring him good luck. He said that everything was destined at the beginning. I always thought that this destiny was your sister. Later, when you came, you knew everything. It was also because of you that you came and saved Yu'er. I made a wish. After Yu'er wakes up, I will go to the temple to fulfill my wish. Then I will give merits to the Bodhisattva."

"Everything is fine now. I should go to fulfill my vow. When the time comes, both of you should accompany me."

Gu Ruoxi realized that the vow was to be returned to the Bodhisattva. It was obviously she who saved people, but she had to thank the Bodhisattva. It was not comfortable to think about it. But then she thought again, if it weren't for this exchange of relatives, she really couldn't be with them, and she wouldn't have so many relatives.

Sure enough, everything is predetermined.

Gu Ruoxi nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll go there then. I'm going to wear this white dress. It's very beautiful."

She likes white more than red because red always reminds her of the dead people in the last days.

The mother and her two children were talking when the little girl came over and replied:

"Master Marquis is here."

Nangong Su was originally waiting in the outer study. He felt that since such a big thing had happened in the past two days, his son should at least come and talk to him about it. But after waiting for a long time, the man went into the inner courtyard and never came out.

Nangong Su guessed that his son didn't take him seriously at all, so he came in timidly.

The servants all bowed and were taken away by Matron Yang.

Nanny Yang knew that the four of them always had something to talk about when they were together, so she stood guard at the door and listened to their instructions.

Xie Qingrou did not stand up, but Gu Ruoxi stood up even though she did not like it:

"I've met the Marquis."

Nangong Su did not cause any trouble to anyone this time, and said gently:

"Well, we're a family, no need to formality. Take a seat."

His words caused the other three to look at him, as if he had done something surprising!

Nangong Su glared at everyone with some embarrassment and anger, and found a topic to save the situation:

"Madam, are you talking about the invitation from the Third Prince's Palace?"

There is a custom in Beijing that invitations are sent to women by women and to men by men.

Generally speaking, if a woman is invited, the men in her family will also be invited, unless it is a very special matter, then only the woman will be invited.

So, this time when the Third Princess hosted a banquet, the four people in their family received four invitations.

The banquet held by the Third Prince's Mansion was one of the few banquets that Xie Qingrou wanted to attend.

In previous years, the only place where people could see the wife of Marquis Changyong was at the flower-viewing banquet hosted by the Third Princess.

The Marquis was already being polite, so the Marquis's wife still gave him face and said:

"Well, we're discussing what to wear when we go."

Uh…

What are you wearing?

Nangong Su didn't know either, because in the past it was Xiao Zhu who arranged what clothes he should wear when he went out.

He was relatively satisfied and turned around to see the servants packing the clothes:

"Wait, let me see."

He walked over and Qingfeng said:

"My Lord, these are the clothes of the Young Master and Young Madam."

Nangong Su retracted his outstretched hand with some embarrassment.

"Is the madam's dress ready?"

he asked.

The breeze also returned:

"It's ready. It was just delivered together."

Nangong Su opened his mouth and wanted to ask where his clothes were.

But he couldn't ask, he just looked at the Marquis's wife, his eyes full of pleading and hope!

But the Marquis turned away and pretended not to see it.

Nangong Su smiled awkwardly, but he couldn't hide the disappointment in his eyes.

Fortunately, at this time a woman came over and replied:

"Ma'am, dinner is ready."

Nangong Su was smarter this time. He stopped looking at the Marquis's wife and looked at his son Nangong Yu instead.

Nangong Yu sighed inwardly and could only say:

"Put out more bowls and chopsticks, and have dinner, my Lord."

Nangong Su finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he would have dinner.

The family moved to the flower hall to prepare for dinner.

The dishes were not yet served, Nangong Su asked:

"Yu'er, there may be a lot of adults coming to see you recently."

Nangong Yu nodded. Since the day the imperial edict was issued, these adults have been preparing how to talk to Nangong Yu.

"I know about this, father, don't worry too much! However, if anyone finds out about this, father, please ignore it. I will spread the word and let everyone know, so it will be useless even if you say anything."

The meaning of this sentence seems very simple, but why does it sound so uncomfortable?

Nangong Su felt very uncomfortable listening to this, but he couldn't continue the conversation that he had started.

"I...I didn't mean that. I meant that you might be very busy next."

Nangong Yu nodded and said:

"I know. So, when my father mentioned it, I said, no matter it's my father, my mother, or Xi'er, from now on, you have to be careful with the people and things around you. I may be busy recently, and I may not be able to take good care of my family, especially Xi'er. You have to keep Jiuhuan by your side."

Gu Ruoxi nodded blankly, feeling that something big was about to happen, but she didn't understand what it was.

Chapter 160

It's a rare opportunity to have a meal here. There are not many opportunities for the whole family to sit together and eat like this.

Nangong Su ate very seriously. He watched his son eat while picking up food from Gu Ruoxi. Perhaps he had done a bad job in the past.

After eating, Nangong Yu and Gu Ruoxi went back to Chaohui Courtyard. Nangong Su wanted to stay, but Xie Qingrou said bluntly:

"It's getting late, shouldn't you go back and rest, sir?"

The Marquis said awkwardly:

"Where are you going to rest? Can't you rest here too?"

Xie Qingrou said bluntly:

"Someone, take the Marquis to the Qinxin Courtyard in the back. If you don't go and see her, you might have forgotten what she looks like. She's still carrying a child."

Aunt Zhou was a woman that the old marquis had originally arranged for him. The old marquis saw that his son had fallen in love with Zhu Xinlan, and that he and the marquis' wife were no longer in love.

He couldn't let the family really be named Zhu, so the old marquis gave the daughter of a housekeeper around him to his son as a concubine.

In the first few days, the Marquis was still very fond of her. No matter what, compared with Zhu Xinlan and Xie Qingrou, Aunt Zhou was indeed younger, and girls who had worked for many years were in good health.

At that time, the Marquis was young, and he certainly couldn't do anything reckless with Xie Qingrou. He had to follow the rules in everything. Even the love between husband and wife had to be controlled, and he didn't dare to go too far, for fear of hurting Xie Qingrou and not being able to pay for it.

Xiao Zhushi had done this before, but every time she did it, she would have to rest for at least a few days. She always looked a little afraid of the Marquis.

But Zhou was different. Aunt Zhou was the most compatible woman for the Marquis in bed.

She started to think differently. She just wanted to have a child of her own, but after having a child, she still had to guard against Xiao Zhu's schemes. So, after she was sure she was pregnant, she smartly went to find Xie Qingrou.

Although Xie Qingrou didn't like the concubines who were close to the Marquis, children were life. She was not the kind of person who couldn't tolerate children. Especially now that she no longer had those thoughts about the Marquis, she didn't care about the existence of Aunt Zhou.

So, Xie Qingrou helped her save the child, but only that time.

Although she was a girl, Aunt Zhou regarded the child as her own eyeball. After she had the child, she almost never took the initiative to care about the Marquis. Instead, she quietly ripped on the child and took good care of her own child.

Their life in the Marquis's Mansion was only slightly better than that of Gu Ruoxi and her mother. At least the mother and daughter would still get together every year when there were important events in the Mansion. It was possible that they would just come out for a meal.

In this way, Zhou Shi also raised the child to the age of thirteen. The child was about to reach the age of marriage, but she could not take the child out. Many people did not know that the Marquis's mansion had a thirteen-year-old illegitimate daughter.

Now the Marquis's wife arranged for the Marquis to visit Aunt Zhou, thinking that the child was already thirteen years old and it was time to get married. Since Xiao Zhu couldn't get up yet, let Zhou take care of the Marquis.

The Marquis was annoyed by the way Qingfeng gestured to leave.

He snorted and walked away angrily.

After walking out of Wutong Courtyard, he stopped in annoyance. He really didn't know where to go.

Suddenly Zhou came to my mind.

In recent years, he rarely went to Qinxinyuan. Even when Xiao Zhu was not feeling well, he would find a way to get the children to stay with him.

As he gets older, he doesn't have as many desires.

When I think of Zhou, I still remember what Xie Qingrou mentioned just now.

After a while, the girl came to tell Xie Qingrou:

"Madam, the Marquis went to Qinxin Courtyard and stayed at Aunt Zhou's place."

Xie Qingrou hummed calmly. When the other maids and servants left and only Madam Yang, Qingfeng and Qinglan were left in the room, she said with emotion:

"Look, this is the Marquis. That Xiao Zhu, she kept a close eye on him, and he kept saying that he regarded Xiao Zhu as his true love. But look, after Xiao Zhu became ill, he didn't go to see her once."

Nanny Yang snorted and said:

"Xiao Zhu has always thought that she is the one who has won the Marquis' heart. This time...tsk tsk tsk."

The word "heartless and unfeeling" is most suitable for Lord Nangong.

Just as the Marquis' wife had thought, Xiao Zhu was now crying every day.

She couldn't get up yet. Her mother came to make a scene a few days ago. Was it partly because of her daughter?

Jiang came to make a fuss and glanced at her daughter quickly.

She didn't care about her daughter's health, but only blamed her.

It's not a good idea to blame your daughter.

At first, Mrs. Zhu still cared about her. There were still a few people who were originally from the old marquis's wife in Jing'an Hall.

At first, Old Lady Zhu sent people to check on Little Lady Zhu three times a day. But after Nangong Yu came that day and told the old lady the truth about her mother's death, he never cared about Little Lady Zhu again.

The people around Xiao Zhu are all Nangong Yu's people. It is good enough to let her live, but it is impossible for her to live comfortably.

So, she now asks in a hoarse voice every day:

"Have the Second Young Master and the Eldest Young Lady come to see me? Has the Marquis come today?"

She was tired of asking questions, and these people didn't tolerate her.

For example, today, they got the news, and then one by one they came to tell her:

"Madam, today the Marquis and his wife, the Young Master and his wife's family are having dinner together. Now the Marquis has gone to Aunt Zhou's place and is resting. He will not come to see you today!"

Xiao Zhu was so angry that her teeth itched, but she had no way to deal with it because she couldn't move her body. Even her face hurt if she moved.

That Jiuhuan or something, after cutting her face several times, the mansion didn't ask a royal physician to treat her injuries. Instead, they invited a doctor from outside to see her, and no one came to treat her injuries again.

Xiao Zhuo screamed in this room every day, but no one cared about her.

If she has this kind of excitement, someone will definitely come and tell her.

Now everyone around her is no longer her confidant, and even basic service like meals is no longer provided as before.

Little Zhu is now crying out to heaven but no one is helping her. Old Zhu doesn't care about her anymore and lets her wail in the side hall every day!

After Nangong Jiao and Nangong Xuan found out that their mother could not be of any help to them, they ignored her and focused on their own affairs.

In fact, if they had any filial piety towards their mother, the result would not have been like this. They would no longer be willing to go to Jing'an Hall.

Because they now understand that what their grandmother and their mother brought to them was not necessarily a good thing, so they subconsciously wanted to avoid them.

They secretly thought that if they stayed away from the Zhu families, they might be favored by the Marquis.

But recently, the Marquis had completely forgotten about them and had not taken the initiative to ask them about the situation of the entire West Courtyard.

Every day, someone told Xiao Zhu that someone from the Xie family had come. Although the crown prince was no longer the crown prince, he was promoted to a third-rank official. The young lady became good friends with the daughter of the third princess and Princess An.