Chapter 182: Fancying the Same Person
Wu You Gui’s expression was stunned as he pursed his lips and nodded.
Jiang Yishi added, “Several of the grand master’s soldiers have followed him to the army, are there any of the old master’s soldiers left behind?”
Wu You Gui thought for a moment and said, “Nun about heard that big brother Meng Shen’s daughter-in-law gave birth to a baby in the past few days, I don’t know if he went or not.”
Jiang Yishi said, “Immediately go to Meng Shen’s house and look for someone, if he’s there, tell him this and tell him to go to the Grand Master immediately. If Meng Shen isn’t there,” she thought for a moment and then added, “go to Wang Hao and say that you have a heavenly emergency and ask him to take you to the Grand Master. Remember, you can only tell the grand master what you just said. If you really can’t find the grand master, you can only tell the old master and no one else.”
Wang Hao was the deputy steward of the escorting guards of the Cheng Guo Gongfu. Jiang Yishi had once heard Meng Zhimo say that Wang Hao had been following the old Duke in wars before, and was one of the old Duke’s most trusted people, as well as the eyes he placed on the Duke’s Mansion.
But Jiang Yishi still didn’t dare to tell Wang Hao such important words, after all, she hadn’t been in contact. She was familiar with Meng Shen, who had been involved in many of their affairs before, including that case at the Baizi Temple.
Jiang Yishi also asked Shui Ling to go with Wu You Gui to look for people, and whoever they found came back to report to her.
Jiang Yishi couldn’t sit still with apprehension in her heart and walked back and forth in the house. Sister Wu and a few maids watched with trembling hearts, one person supported her, while the others checked whether the floor was slippery.
Sister Wu thought about it, ran to the storehouse to find two Persian velvet blankets out, in the often walk on the place to spread. She also complained, “Usually, I see Shui Ling running fast with the wind and fire, how come she hasn’t come back after so long.”
More than an hour later Shui Ling finally ran back out of breath.
She quietly said, “Big Brother Meng Shen also went to Wild Cang Ditch. Second Brother Wu found Steward Wang Hao, and when Steward Wang heard him say that he had something big to do to see Master Shizi, he took him away. He also said that Wu Erge’s horse was too cowardly, so he hurried to find a good horse.”
Jiang Yishi let out a long sigh of relief. Hopefully it was not too late.
She hadn’t rested well last night and had something on her mind, so she wasn’t in the mood to entertain those few guests again.
She said she was sleepy and wanted to sleep.
As she lay in bed, she heard that those few people really did come here from Fu An Tang. Hearing that she was not feeling well, they did not dare to make a sound, and were invited to her courtyard by Second Grandma Meng.
Second Grandma Meng asked quietly again, “Do you need to call a doctor?”
Shui Xiang said, “Great Grandma is just sleepy, and she threw up twice in the morning, and said she would be fine after resting. My brother and the girls brought Flower and Jojo over to play with them, and with them around, they made it hard for Great Grandma to rest.”
Hearing that they could take Hua Hua and Jojo away, An Ge’er and Huang Xin both cheered up.
Jiang Yishi turned sideways and quietly looked at the small half-open window.
The light rain outside was still drifting. The rain mist was misty, washing the green trees and red flowers even more colorful.
They won’t be hunting in this hellish weather, right? If they don’t hunt, will those people arrange a chance for the Crown Prince to see Meng Yue?
Jiang Yixi was a bit annoyed, why didn’t she figure out the joints earlier.
Wu You Gui’s riding skill is not very good, the weather is also not good, even if the horse is fast, it is good to be able to arrive before Shen Hour.
More than a hundred miles from the capital of the wild Cang ditch outside, there is a grand three courtyard, courtyard around the tents tied up in pieces, there are many troops stationed on the periphery.
This courtyard was specially built for the Emperor’s autumn hunting this time.
The emperor and his consort, princess, and crown prince live here, and everyone else lives in tents, including the other imperial sons.
Yesterday it started to rain, not too much, the ground was still dry, and the Emperor was still excited to hunt. Today the ground has gathered some small puddles, the grass is even more muddy, in addition to some young people who are excited, others are in the house or tent rest.
Every time they hunted, they would bring some female family members with them, but only a very small number of female family members were really willing to hunt, such as the two young princesses, Zheng Tingting and the others. They were pampered, bold, and spoiled by their elders, and didn’t care about other people’s comments. The hunting ground was still a gentle area reserved for the ladies, and there were only rabbits, pheasants, and other small wild animals, not even deer or sheep or other larger herbivores.
Most of the women’s families just wore riding clothes and watched the scenery outside, waiting for the men to come back from hunting, checking out the prey, then listening to which man shot the most, which man was the most courageous, and then praising him a few times.
Meng Yue didn’t like to be lively, and even when she changed into her riding clothes, she didn’t want to run out to look at the scenery or wildlife like the other women did, but instead sat in her tent to do needlework or just stare. Only twice was she forced by Fu to take her arm and go outside the tent.
The riding clothes of the young ladies were all very bright, big red, rose red, fang green, willow green, light green, turquoise blue, lilac …… only Meng Yue’s riding clothes were navy blue.
She didn’t have a riding outfit, and after realizing that she was going hunting, she asked Meng Zhiyan for one of his riding outfits. Slightly altered, she was just able to wear it.
Fu looked at the light rain outside and spoke to Duke Cheng Guo worriedly, ”Alas, Yue’er really has a heart like water, and as soon as I talk to her about this, she gets upset. She’s so young, how can she be good. Yue’er has been a good girl since she was a child, and she’s very close to me. I won’t hide it from your lordship, I’m more worried about her marriage than I am about Resignation Feather and Hua’er.”
Seeing his wife’s brows knit together, Duke Cheng explained, “I know your heart aches for Yue’er, that child looks weak, but sometimes she’s tightly screwed up. We have done our best this time, but if she really doesn’t want to, let her be. Resignation Mo is her sibling, and Resignation Yu is gentle, both will treat Yue’er well in the future.”
He took a sip of tea and laughed again, “This time, I really have my eye on one, that is, Lord Luo’s second son, his daughter-in-law died in childbirth, and he only has a little daughter. Previously, Lord Luo mentioned to me about tying the knot, I think that child is a bit older, already thirty-two years old. I took a look at him the day before yesterday, he’s very handsome and has good abilities.”
Fu’s frown loosened and she joyfully said, “Is that so, if it’s possible, I’ll quietly bring Yue’er to take a look from afar. Seeing the person, maybe Yue’er can be moved.”
Cheng Guo Gong raised his eyebrows, ambiguously laughed, “In the beginning, Jia’er was not quietly looked at my husband, secretly promised her heart, before ……”
Fu a red face, pouted, “Master,” she looked around nervously, and said, “are so old, but also say those things for what.”
Duke Cheng looked at the blushing wife, although nearly forty years old, but still beautiful as a flower, more than a young girl with a few more points of provocative flavor.
He stroked the short beard around his lips and gave Fu a few flashes of electric eyes, but unfortunately it is now daytime, and there are those many people outside ……
Fu can see the meaning of his eyes, another angry glance at him, said, “I’m talking to the master about business. I also fancy a person, heard people call him Luo adult …… Uh, the person I fancy won’t be the same person as the one your lordship is talking about.”
Duke Cheng looked at her with interest, “Oh? Who are you talking about?”