aircannonsinc Chapter 65 Feng Shui Map
Chapter 65 Feng Shui Map
Minglan curtsied and said, "Miss Mu is well-behaved and sensible, it's no trouble at all."
"Then I'll trouble Sixth Sister to take care of Sister Mu. I have guests to attend to and can't leave for the time being," Wang You said.
He originally wanted to watch Minglan and Gu Tingye play the pitch-pot game, but after thinking about whether Sheng Changfeng and Gu Tingye's bet was part of Lin Xiaoniang's scheme, he suddenly remembered something.
That is, Wei Xiaoniang's death seems to be related to this matter.
Speaking of Wei Xiaoniang, many people praise her for being clever and knowing how to protect herself.
On his deathbed, he warned Minglan to keep her talents hidden and not to stand out.
But in Wang You's opinion, Wei Xiaoniang was actually very stupid.
If she were an ordinary concubine, Wei Xiaoniang would naturally be prudent, not competitive, honest, and dutiful, without any problems.
Was Wei Xiaoniang just an ordinary concubine?
She was specially bought by Madam Wang to deal with Lin Xiaoniang.
Although Madam Wang's move was somewhat foolish, since she couldn't handle one concubine herself, she wanted to buy another to compete for favor.
Didn't she ever think that if Lin Xiaoniang, whom even she couldn't handle, was no match for Wei Xiaoniang, then how could she possibly be a match for Wei Xiaoniang?
The result will simply be that Lin Xiaoniang will be replaced by Wei Xiaoniang, and Wei Xiaoniang will be even more difficult to deal with.
But Wei Xiaoniang was bought by Madam Wang to deal with Lin Xiaoniang. She learned from the usual concubines to not fight or grab, but she offended Madam Wang.
It's only because Madam Wang isn't a bad person. If it were a more ruthless wife, she would have dealt with Lin Xiaoniang first before Lin Xiaoniang could even make a move.
However, it must be said that Wei Xiaoniang's actions did have some effect.
At least in Lin Xiaoniang's eyes, she was the kind of person who posed no threat.
Although Lin Xiaoniang later killed Wei Xiaoniang, Wang You believed it was largely due to Minglan's outstanding achievements.
Sheng Changfeng almost lost the betrothal gifts, but Minglan won against Gu Tingye, saving the betrothal gifts and the Sheng family's reputation.
This made Sheng Hong very happy. He not only grew to like Minglan more, but also remembered Wei Xiaoniang.
Later, she frequently visited Wei Xiaoniang and her daughter, which is the real reason why Lin Xiaoniang targeted Wei Xiaoniang.
Some might say that Lin Xiaoniang took action because Wei Xiaoniang was pregnant.
Lin Xiaoniang was worried that if Wei Xiaoniang gave birth to a boy, it would threaten her position.
After all, before this, a concubine in the Sheng family had a difficult childbirth. In his anger, Sheng Hong believed that it was because Madam Wang, the head of the household, had not done a good job, so he took away her power to manage the household and put Madam Lin in charge.
Many people believe that the concubine was killed by Lin Xiaoniang, but Wang You does not think so.
Because Lin Xiaoniang didn't have a manager at the time, she had no opportunity to take advantage of the other concubines.
Because the people in charge of the Sheng family, both inside and outside, including the warehouse and kitchen, were all Wang Da Niangzi's people.
If she takes action, it will be easy for her to leave evidence against her.
Later, when Lin Xiaoniang harmed Wei Xiaoniang, it was because Wei Xiaoniang was in charge of the household, and some of the stewards had been replaced by her people.
Some servants, wanting to curry favor with her, deliberately made things difficult for Wei Xiaoniang at her suggestion.
The basis for this guess is Minglan. Lin Xiaoniang naturally knew that Wei Xiaoniang was bought by Wang Da Niangzi to deal with her.
If she truly had the ability to kill a concubine at will without leaving a trace, then she should have done so when Wei Xiaoniang became pregnant with Minglan.
In other words, Lin Xiaoniang did not possess this ability when she was not in charge of the household.
Even after taking over the household, Lin Xiaoniang initially had no intention of harming Wei Xiaoniang.
After all, Wei Xiaoniang has never fought or competed for anything over the years, and Sheng Hong doesn't care about her at all, so she poses no threat to her whatsoever.
Because Sheng Changfeng almost lost the betrothal gifts, causing the Sheng family to lose face, Sheng Hong was furious with Sheng Changfeng and Lin Xiaoniang and refused to go to Linxi Pavilion.
Madam Wang then claimed that Lin Xiaoniang had deliberately instructed Sheng Changfeng to do it, and urged Sheng Hong to severely punish Lin Xiaoniang.
His wife and concubine both caused Sheng Hong distress, which made him think of Minglan, who protected the Sheng family's reputation, and Wei Xiaoniang, who never fought or competed.
Perhaps Lin Xiaoniang felt threatened, or perhaps she feared that Wei Xiaoniang would become ambitious and compete for the emperor's favor because of the child in her womb, which is why she decided to kill Wei Xiaoniang.
Wang You didn't know if his guess was right, but it wouldn't be difficult to confirm it.
We can confirm this once we determine whether Wei Xiaoniang has started taking tonics.
Although it's not confirmed yet, Wang You has given up on the idea of having Minglan and Gu Tingye compete in pitch-pot.
He had no intention of deliberately saving Wei Xiaoniang, but he would not knowingly do so and kill her.
Although this was Wei Xiaoniang's original fate, if he got involved, he would always have the thought that he was harming others.
Minglan was unaware of Wang You's thoughts, but upon hearing this, she agreed and wanted to take Mu Jie'er away.
Mu Jie'er, however, kept pestering Wang You to play with her. It took Wang You a lot of coaxing and agreeing to many conditions to finally calm her down.
After watching Minglan take Mu'er away, Wang You returned to meet up with Gu Tingye and the others.
"That's my younger sister. She's young and very clingy," Wang You said with a smile.
Gu Tingye smiled and said, "I have a younger brother who usually likes to stick close to me."
After exchanging a few jokes, Sheng Changbai invited Gu Tingye to sit in his study.
Sheng Changfeng wanted to invite Gu Tingye to do something different, but before he could even speak, Gu Tingye had already agreed.
However, he didn't leave and went with them to Sheng Changbai's courtyard.
The Sheng family has many guests today, and all the servants have been mobilized to keep busy.
There was only one maid in the courtyard at the time, who came out to greet them upon hearing the commotion.
Wang You glanced at it and found it to be quite ordinary.
"Wolf-hair brush, prepare some tea and snacks and send them to the study."
Sheng Changbai gave an order and then led Gu Tingye and the others to the study.
"Zecheng, you didn't name this maid, did you?" Gu Tingye said, somewhat speechless.
Scholars usually named their maids after poems and songs, which not only sounded pleasant but also showcased their own learning and taste.
Sheng Changbai, on the other hand, named his maid "Wolf Hair".
"Young Master Gu, you may not know this, but the maids in my second brother's courtyard are all named after writing brushes, such as wolf hair, purple hair, and rat hair," Sheng Changfeng said with a smile.
However, after a few laughs, the smile on his face froze.
Because neither Gu Tingye nor Wang You smiled.
The two of them didn't laugh because they could laugh about such things, but it was somewhat inappropriate for Sheng Changfeng, as the younger brother, to say these things.
"It's just a name; what it's called doesn't matter."
Sheng Changbai remained calm as he pushed open the study door and said, "Zhonghuai, Ziqian, please come in."
As Gu Tingye entered the study, his gaze was immediately drawn to the geomantic map of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun hanging on the wall.
"Zecheng has also studied the defense deployment on the northern border?" Gu Tingye asked in surprise.
"I just look at it when I have nothing else to do."
Sheng Changbai said, "This is an old geomantic map; I can't get my hands on one nowadays."
Gu Tingye took a closer look and nodded, saying, "This should be from the time of Emperor Taizu."