The noblewomen gathered outside the hall, craning their necks from time to time. Seeing that the old lady finally came out, they hurriedly surrounded her.
The Crown Princess invited the old lady to sit beside her and ordered people to prepare pastries for Yu Xiang. Then she slowly said, "Did Old Madam Yu get a satisfactory answer from Master Kuhai?" As for what the old lady asked, she didn't have the heart to pry. After all, she was born in a big family, and her upbringing was there.
The old lady smiled and said, "Satisfied, very satisfied. At this time, I didn't dare to ask anything. I only asked about Yan 'er's safety, saying that he narrowly escaped death and will definitely return safely. "
Yu Pinyan's military exploits meant that the Crown Prince's support was increased. The Crown Princess also smiled happily when she heard this. The noblewomen knew that the old lady valued her grandson more than anything else. Her grandson fought on the battlefield and narrowly escaped death. It would be surprising if she didn't ask about this.
Therefore, they asked about his well-being again.
Yu Xiang endured for a moment, but finally couldn't sit still. She pulled the old lady's clothes and said softly, "Old Ancestor, I want to go to the Hall of Great Strength to pray for my brother. Can I go first?"
"Okay, go ahead. Old Ancestor will come later." The old lady lovingly patted her head.
After Yu Xiang left, the old lady and the Crown Princess chatted for a while. The two moved to the Hall of Great Strength and saw the little child kneeling on the futon. Every time she recited a sutra, she kowtowed devoutly. In less than half an hour, her forehead was already red and swollen. She looked at the Buddha in the hall with eyes full of pleading, praying that he would bring her brother back safely.
The old lady saw that tears came out of her eyes. She quickly lowered her head and wiped it with a handkerchief.
The Crown Princess sighed and said, "Old Madam Yu, you didn't lose out by raising this granddaughter! Which family's siblings can be as affectionate as your family? It's really rare. "
The old lady pursed her lips and smiled. Her tone was a bit proud. "The Crown Princess is right. My Xiang 'er is the best. She is filial, sensible, polite, and intelligent."
The Crown Princess chuckled and left the hall to the granddaughter and granddaughter who were seeking peace.
After reciting scriptures in the hall for a whole day and donating five hundred kilograms of incense oil, the pair of grandfather and grandson went down the mountain under the setting sun. Old Madam Fu and Mama Ma sat in the front carriage, while Yu Xiang and her personal maidservant sat in the back.
After being basked in the sun for half a day, the mud on the road had already dried up. It was much smoother when they left than when they came, but the old lady's mood was even more uneasy. The Kuhai Monk's comments kept circling in her mind, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get rid of them. She tore apart those words one by one, crushed them, and then pieced them back together again. The feeling of discomfort that she deliberately ignored was infinitely magnified.
Her granddaughter was indeed a jinx!
Mama Ma was also worried about her. After hesitating for a while, she softly said, "The Old Lady, Master Kuhai said that Miss and Master Hou's fates clash. If they are siblings, they will fight and cannot coexist. What do you think we should do?" Should they still find this person? What if she jinxes Master Hou?
They will fight and cannot coexist. In other words, the granddaughter and grandson will fight for their fates. But if the granddaughter's life is tough, will the grandson also have a bad ending? Old Madam Fu was frightened by her own conjecture. Her lips trembled and she couldn't speak for a long time.
But she wasn't as indifferent and heartless as the Lin Clan. She couldn't let her granddaughter wander outside to fend for herself. She waited until she calmed down before she tiredly said, "Naturally, we still have to find her. When we find her, we have to keep them far away from each other. Then, we have to quickly arrange a marriage and get married far away. "
"With Miss's fate, I'm afraid it will be a bit …" Mama Ma didn't dare to say what she wanted to say next. If they betrothed a jinx to another family, it wouldn't be a marriage, it would be a feud!
Old Madam Fu muttered, "Naturally, we can't harm others. We have to find someone with a similarly tough fate. It doesn't matter if they are a second wife or if they are from a poor family. It will be enough as long as both rooms are safe. At most, Marquis Yongle will have to give her more dowry to ensure that she will be wealthy for the rest of her life." She let out a long sigh.
"The Old Lady is right. If two fates are put together, you can't restrain me and I can't restrain you, so there will be no problems." Mama Ma saw that Old Madam Fu was in a bad mood and quickly racked her brains to make fun of her. "But you don't have to worry. Don't we still have a treasure to guard the house? With Miss Xiang 'er there, nothing will happen to the Marquis Household! Miss Xiang 'er grows whatever she plants. If she wants to go on a long trip, the heavens will open their eyes. She is the one in a million lottery winners. She is very lucky! "
Old Madam Fu's mood improved a lot when she heard this. She nodded and smiled. "Then Family Shen really suffered a loss. Such a good lucky star was actually carried into my Marquis Yongle. It's really …"
She quickly stopped when she said this. Her mood was a bit strange. Yes, Family Shen's Fuwa was carried away by Marquis Yongle. Marquis Yongle's jinx was carried away by Family Shen. Then what was the Family Shen's situation now? It couldn't be that they were suffering one disaster after another, right? She couldn't think about it anymore. The more she thought about it, the guiltier she felt!
Old Madam Fu covered her mouth and coughed.
Mama Ma also thought about this. Her expression was a bit embarrassed. She thought to herself, "Madam said that she was harmed by Family Shen, but she didn't know that Family Shen was the real victim! Bodhisattva is still on our Marquis Yongle's side. Amitabha, good indeed! "
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After Yu Xiang accepted Yu Pinyan from the bottom of her heart, she no longer had the mentality of wasting her time in Marquis Yongle. Whenever Old Madam Fu had a headache or fever, she would accompany her. The two of them would recite scriptures together and do needlework together. Their relationship grew stronger day by day. Half a year later, Yu Xiang was finally persuaded by Old Madam Fu and began to take over the Marquis Household.
In her previous life, she had also run a few small companies. It wasn't to make money, but purely to pass the time. However, she still managed them well. Managing a Marquis Household of two to three hundred people was like playing around.
At first, Old Madam Fu was worried that she would be fooled or controlled by a group of nannies, so she often watched from the side. Seeing that not only was she not stumped, but she also trained the nannies to be obedient, Old Madam Fu was very satisfied.
Furthermore, Yu Xiang knew that she was an impostor. Sooner or later, she would have to leave the Marquis Household. Therefore, she made the account books very meticulously. Even the copper coins and silver taels were spent were clearly recorded. It was clear and clear, and it was clear at a glance.
She thought that when she returned the funds in the future, she wouldn't let others use this as a pretext to make things difficult for her.
Old Madam Fu didn't know what Yu Xiang was thinking, but she saw Yu Xiang's talent in her eyes. In her heart, she loved her even more. At once, she pushed all the trivial matters on hand to Yu Xiang. She planted flowers and raised fish, leisurely passing her days. Her body, which had been damaged by exhaustion, gradually recovered.
A year and a half later, Yu Pinyan quelled Prince Yu's rebellion and returned to the capital victoriously. He was promoted to Fourth Grade General Guang Wei, with 180,000 soldiers under his command. It wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a small number either. Moreover, he was only seventeen years old. He was brave and resourceful, and his future was limitless.
On the day the army entered the capital, Old Madam Fu was worried about Yu Xiang's inconvenience and didn't go to the city gate to welcome him. The grandfather and grandson pair were still hiding behind the wall, listening to the uniform sound of the horses' hooves. This time, their eyes were full of smiles.
Yu Pinyan hurriedly rushed home as soon as he left court. As soon as he stepped through the threshold, he saw his sister sitting in a wheelchair, smiling brightly at him. Old Madam Fu stood behind her. She was also smiling, but for some reason, she began to cry. Afraid that she would spoil the mood, she quickly lowered her head and wiped away her tears.
The youth had grown taller and stronger. He wore a set of crimson battle robes. His face was still as handsome as before, but it was more mature and resolute. In the depths of his eyes, there was still a bloodthirsty aura that couldn't be extinguished. His fierce reputation on the battlefield had long spread to the capital. Seeing him today, she finally understood why the rebel army called him the Jade-Faced King of Hell.
If he stood there expressionlessly, the sharpness of his temperament, tempered by blood and the flames of war, would be like a knife. He would cut the people around him until they were covered in cuts and bruises, not daring to approach.
Old Madam Fu stood in place, a look of understanding in her eyes. Unknowingly, her grandson had become a more courageous general than his grandfather!
However, Yu Xiang didn't seem to notice the change in her brother. She spread out her arms and repeatedly called out, "Big Brother." If her legs were intact, she would be like a swallow flying into the forest, throwing herself into her brother's arms without a care.
Yu Pinyan chuckled softly. His voice was more vigorous and sexy than before. The gentleness in his eyes dispersed all the blood in his body. He bent down and took his younger sister, who was becoming more and more beautiful and cute, into his arms. He weighed her in his arms and then said with dissatisfaction, "You've gotten thinner!"
Eleven years old could be considered a big girl in the Great Han Dynasty. She shouldn't stay in her brother's arms. However, Yu Xiang didn't have any self-awareness. She wrapped her arms around her brother's neck and complained, "If you don't return home safely, Old Madam Fu and I won't be able to eat well or sleep well. How can I not get thinner! You don't know that every month, a letter is sent back. Old Madam Fu and I stand at the door every day to check. When we see the soldiers bringing the war reports enter the capital, we quickly send people out to inquire. Look at our necks, they're three inches longer than before … "
She poured out all the grievances she had suffered over the past few days. As Yu Xiang spoke, she began to choke with sobs. She buried her head and smeared her tears on Yu Pinyan to vent the hatred in her heart.
The matriarch didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she poked her forehead.
However, Yu Pinyan couldn't laugh at all. Large drops of tears flowed down his clothes and fell on his bronze skin, burning him to the point that he couldn't stop trembling. It wasn't until this moment that the clamorous sounds of the war drums, the roars of the soldiers fighting, the rumbling of the artillery, and the cries of the souls of the dead finally faded from his mind. They were replaced by the weak sobs that contained countless grievances and longing.
It was only then that he transformed from a heartless and emotionless war blade into a person of flesh and blood.
"Don't cry." He forcefully rubbed the top of the little girl's head and said hoarsely, "Older brother is back. Older brother is back alive!"
Yu Xiang slowly stopped crying. She used her sleeve to carelessly wipe away the tears and snot on her face. She pressed her face tightly against her older brother's face and laughed lightly. As she laughed, she couldn't help but rub the tip of her nose against her older brother's, breathing the same air as him.
"Crazy girl, crying and laughing at the same time is improper. Hurry and let your older brother into the room to rest." The matriarch reprimanded her, but her eyes were full of joy. She went forward to pinch her grandson's strong shoulders and sighed, "You've grown stronger. You're even taller than your grandfather!"
Yu Pinyan also stared at her temples in amazement and said with a smile, "Old Madam Fu, you look younger than before."
"You don't know, do you? Our Xiang 'er is capable now. She will help me manage the household. She has the final say in everything in this fu. I don't have to worry at all. Every day, I only eat vegetarian food, pray to Buddha, and grow flowers and plants. It's a relaxing life. How can I not be younger …"