Chapter 41 Observation
Ling Hua is a person who can bend and stretch, and is also a person who is good at using herself. If she wants to accomplish something, she is also a person who can do whatever she wants to use at a certain time for a certain goal. Therefore, she doesn't mind shaking out the things she planned to do when testing Thirteen Niang.
If you want to test whether a person is hidden deeply, ordinary methods will definitely not work, so you must put a heavy hammer.
Her heavy hammer can test something regardless of whether it works or not.
At least now, she could see that Thirteen Niang was really shocked from the bottom of her heart at the fact that she planned to plot against Yan Qing. This shock naturally affected her emotions. She was so shocked that she forgot to stop even when the water was filled.
Logically speaking, although it was surprising that she was thinking about Yan Qing, she should not be so surprised that she was out of control. After all, if it was something that had nothing to do with her, the most normal reaction would be to be slightly surprised, or even listen to the excitement, so that she would not be shocked.
So, in other words, Thirteen Niang is definitely not as good as the surface, at least it shows that she cares a lot about her or Yan Qing in her heart.
As for whether to care about her or Yan Qing, I have to try and investigate it thoroughly.
Ling Hua seemed not to see it, and she joked with Thirteen Niang with a normal expression, "He didn't want to marry a wife, but I planned to plot against him. Naturally, he was unhappy and got angry and almost divorced me."
Thirteen Niang calmed down her mind, poured the tea again, brewed a moderate amount, pushed it to Ling Hua, and asked curiously, "Then... was he coaxed by the steward? So he didn't leave you?"
Ling Hua smiled and said to the truth, "No, he is not easy to coax. The reason why he doesn't have fun with me is that he is afraid of trouble. You know, we have a lot of trouble before and after the wedding. The Ministry of Rites went to Duanjing Hou Mansion countless times, and he, the groom, needed to participate in the work. They all asked his opinions. I specifically asked the people of the Ministry of Rites not to bother him too much, but I couldn't stand it. He was the groom. Some necessary things still have to be agreed or handled by him. The Empress Dowager in the Palace also often asked about it, and he was always uneasy and sent someone to Duanjing Hou Mansion. During that time, he was almost annoyed. When the wedding was so troublesome, how could it be simple to get married? The Empress Dowager in the Palace was not easy to pass the Empress Dowager in the Palace, so in order to avoid trouble, he held back his temper and lived with me."
Thirteen Niang sighed, "So that's how it is."
"Yes." Ling Hua picked up the tea and took a sip. It seemed that he had been holding it in too long and no one could say it. So he and Thirteen Niang said something, and he fell out all the time, "Tell you a secret, we have not yet fulfilled our family. He is a person who can live a leisurely life without a woman. In his opinion, women are extremely troublesome and cause a drag on himself. If I hadn't planned to him at the beginning, he thought that drunkenness ruined my marriage and made such an inexhaustible thing. He felt guilty and agreed to the imperial edict to marry me, I'm afraid that no woman would be in his life."
Thirteen Niang sighed even more, "This little Marquis of the Banquet is really..."
She seemed to have no idea how to describe it for a while, but after a moment, she also smiled, "In this way, I can understand the feeling of Mr. Yan's little marquis Yan's little temptation to lose his temper with you. No one likes to be plotted against. Mr. Yan threatened to never marry for life. When he learned that he was plotted against you, he would probably have the heart to die. It can be said that he had encountered the steward, but he was in trouble."
Ling Huada Yue, "That's not it!"
It was a disaster for Yan Qing, and it was also her own disaster.
She praised Thirteen Niang, "It turns out that your tea-making skills are so good. I came to you to listen to music and drink, but I didn't expect that I was bribed by your cup of tea."
Thirteen Niang smiled with her lips pursed, "Since I learned that I was the helm to make love tea, the little girl has learned a little proficient in her studies, but she was not very proficient in the past."
Ling Hua was surprised, "Why do I love drinking tea? You learned tea? Who did you learn this from? I don't come twice a year, so there is really no need."
Thirteen Niang shook her head and said softly, "Since the helm's commander came to the canal transportation, our canal transportation has been safe and stable. Whether it is the Red House pleasure boat or the city and alleys, there is no one who dares to cause trouble. The little woman's business in the Rouge Building is easy to do, and no one dares to make things difficult for her. The little woman really thanks the helm's commander from the bottom of her heart. Even if the helm's commander only comes once or twice a year, the little woman should have good tea poured by herself after the helm's commander comes."
Ling Hua laughed, "It's hard for you to be willing. I am in charge of the canal transportation and do things according to the order of Your Majesty. I never thought about what kind of good life it could bring to the people of Cao County."
"Although the helm commander is in charge of the grain transportation under the emperor's order, under your jurisdiction, the grain transportation is indeed much better than before, and the people are not safe. The people are very grateful to you." Seeing Ling Hua finished drinking a cup of tea, Thirteenth Lady added another cup for her and said softly, "If the helm commander leaves Cao County one day, the little woman feels that no one can suppress the grain transportation like the helm commander."
"Thirteen Niang is too rewarded." Ling Hua leaned back on the back of the chair and shook his head, "Even if I leave Cao County one day, Your Majesty will choose someone with ability to replace me. The most important thing in the world is those with ability. There is nothing in the world that anyone must do well. Others cannot do well."
Thirteen Niang was stunned, "The helm is planning to leave the canal transportation?"
"Yes. Your Majesty is looking for someone." Ling Hua smiled, "I hope Your Majesty will find someone as soon as possible. Now I have already started a family, but I only hope to take care of my husband and children as soon as possible."
Thirteen Niang laughed, "How can a woman like the helm commander be a woman who takes care of her husband and children? Isn't it a waste of resources?"
"The life I longed for since childhood is to be carefree, eat and drink without worries, and then take care of my husband and children." Ling Hua also laughed, "If the Ling family had not been overthrown and the elders who protected me were all suffering, I had to stand up. Which daughter's family would be willing to show off and step on blood and bones to do things they don't like to do?"
"I understand a little bit of this." Thirteen Niang sighed, "But how many women in the world envy the helm, and how many men admire the helm's courage."
She added, "In this world, there is only one daughter in charge who can be like this, and there are not as many women in the world."
Ling Hua laughed out loud, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and Thirteen Niang's praises are beneficial again, and it's very helpful to listen to it."
Thirteen Niang angrily glanced at Ling Hua, "The little woman is just telling the truth. Only the helm makes her not think she is so enviable."
Ling Hua laughed again.
At this time, Cai'er came with the pot of purple peonies. As soon as she entered the house, she smelled a strong fragrance. Ling Hua turned her head and saw a pot of purple peonies. This pot of purple peonies bloomed in the winter in the south of the Yangtze River. It was obviously in its prime. Somehow she got sick. Now not only the flowers have shriveled, but the branches and leaves are also wilted, and they are ignited.
The flowers of this purple peony are blooming layer by layer. Even those who don’t know how to see such peony varieties, they are really rare treasures.
Ling Hua had never seen such a purple peony before. She asked Shisanniang, "How come the peony blossoms in this month now? Isn't the flowering period of July and August?"
"This purple peony is precious here. Unlike other peonies, it blooms in autumn and winter every year. It has a long flowering period, which can bloom from early autumn to late winter. Now it is its flowering period." Shisanniang said, "It was bought by foreign merchants a few years ago. It did not bloom when they bought it. I didn't believe it yet, so I thought that the money I earned had nowhere to spend. If it was true as he said, then I also wanted to see it, so I bought it for a lot of money. Unexpectedly, the merchant did not intimidate people. It really bloomed in autumn and winter. Now I have been raised for a few years. Who knew that it suddenly faded last night. I didn't know the reason. It was raining heavily yesterday and it was unsafe to travel. I quickly took it to Master Chen this morning. The master said that the time was short and I couldn't see anything for a while."
"This peony is indeed a rare treasure. It's a pity that it can't survive if it's so woven." Ling Hua turned to Wangshu, "Wangshu, can you see if you can see what the reason?"
Nodded with the book.
Thirteen Niang ordered Cai'er, "Let the in charge prepare the meal, and give it good wine and food later."
Cai'er nodded and went immediately.
Wangshu looked around the purple peony for a moment, looked left, looked again, and then came closer to smell the fragrance of purple peony. Then he picked a piece of petal and sniffed it carefully, then picked the leaves and observed it carefully, and finally digged a small piece of soil with his fingers to observe the rhizomes.
Thirteen Niang saw that Wangshu was reading seriously. Master Lechen turned around for a while and couldn't see anything. She looked confused and seemed to have some ability. She stared at Wangshu with a wrong look, with an expression of expectation in her eyes.
Ling Hua kept observing Thirteen Niang from the corner of her eyes.
After a long time, Wangshu clapped his hands and said to Ling Hua, "Master, if the subordinates judged correctly, this purple peony will be poisoned."
Chapter completed!