Phi-Fic Chapter 195: The First Prince
Chapter 195: The First Prince
After staying in Pingzhou for a few days, Lei Nian'er came to Bei Jingchu hesitantly: "Your Highness... I don't seem to be of much use here."
"Whether I have it or not, it should be the same, right?"
Bei Jingchu disagreed: [Although this is the truth, I am a kind child. ]
[I still need to praise Nian'er more to give her more confidence. ]
She patted Lei Nian'er's arm and comforted her: "It's okay, Nian'er is very useful, Nian'er can be my pendant."
"..."
"Don't think the pendant is useless. Nian'er is a very beautiful pendant!"
"..."
Lei Nian'er inherited her mother's gentle appearance, but her eyebrows were like Lei Ning's thick and dark eyebrows.
Her appearance is no longer gentle and beautiful, but rather handsome and imposing with a heroic air.
But she is young, and her heroic spirit is suppressed by her baby fat.
Bei Jingchu can tell that she will be a beautiful lady when she grows up!
No wonder she can be a demon concubine in the original novel.
Although the original male lead has died...
Lei Nian'er was still very happy that the princess liked her face.
But she did have something to say: "Actually, this is what happened."
"Before leaving, my father told me that after my uncle was discharged from the army due to his injuries, he moved to Pingzhou to live and recuperate."
"If I find a chance, I'll go visit them."
"Your Highness, can you let me go for a day?"
Bei Jingchu nodded. Visiting relatives is a normal thing.
but......
"If you want to recover, shouldn't you go to places like Jiangnan and Luoyang?"
"Pingzhou has a dry climate and is not a warm place in winter."
"No matter how you look at it, this isn't a place to recuperate."
Lei Nian'er also thought about this question: "Perhaps the weather in Pingzhou is more suitable for uncle's physique."
“Luoyang in the south of the Yangtze River is warm, but it is humid after all.”
"Perhaps uncle's injury is not suitable for moisture to enter the body."
Some truth.
Anyway, it was none of Bei Jingchu's business, so she was too lazy to ask more questions and left Xu Lei Nian'er.
The day agreed in the visiting card has arrived.
Lei Nian'er borrowed the princess's people and brought gifts to visit the Lei family in Pingzhou.
A middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes greeted her at the door. He must be her uncle.
After getting off the carriage, Lei Nian'er wanted to call someone.
I glanced and saw his hands.
Although there are calluses, they don't look like they're from practicing sword or gun.
She had been practicing martial arts with the princess and Concubine Xian since she was four years old, so she knew very well the shapes and locations of the calluses on their hands.
That person is not her uncle.
Lei Nian'er asked with a smile: "Who are you?"
The man looked startled for a moment, as if he didn't realize that she would ask about his identity.
He replied: "My lady, I am the chief steward of this mansion."
Butler?
No matter how high-ranking a steward is, he wouldn't dare to wear gold and jade all over his hands and head and show off in public.
Could it be possible that this mansion could be controlled by just one housekeeper?
Suppressing the speculation in her mind, Lei Nian'er just thought that everything in front of her was normal and did not show it.
The butler warmly welcomed her off the horse. If she were a young girl who was not familiar with the affairs of state, she might have been fooled by such a warm reception.
However enthusiastic he is, the person who comes is not the host.
Lei Nian'er gave some silver to the servants who came to greet her, and was taken to meet the person in charge of the mansion.
When I entered the house, I saw servants standing everywhere, except for a woman sitting in the main seat, with no intention of moving.
She picked up the teacup indifferently, without greeting her or asking her to sit down.
Lei Nian'er was hesitant. This person... wouldn't ask her to bow, right?
Although, there is nothing wrong with younger generations showing respect to their elders.
But since the other party was rude first, Lei Nian'er didn't care about it.
She found a seat far away and sat down.
Then the woman finally spoke up: "I wonder who is so rude."
"Oh, so she is the wife of General Jinwuwei."
"No wonder the eyes are on top of the head."
"Your family is so rich in the capital, yet you still remember our poor relatives in this remote village."
These words were spoken in a sarcastic tone, and Lei Nian'er knew that her aunt did not welcome her.
So... the housekeeper outside dressed like the master of the house in order to induce her to call a servant uncle?
What a disgusting and sinister thought.
But they had only met once, why did he hate her?
That must be the grudge of the previous generation.
I don’t know whether this aunt is angry with my mother or with my father.
Since she was not welcomed, Lei Nian'er didn't plan to stay any longer.
But after being scolded, I couldn't bear the anger in vain.
Your Highness said it well. If you endure it for a while, you will get a heart bypass surgery. If you take a step back, your blood pressure will rise.
Although she didn't hear what he meant, she understood that it was to not hold back on her anger.
The imperial physician said that holding your breath is also very harmful to your health.
So Lei Nian'er acted as if she didn't understand, and acted as ignorant as she should be at her eleven-year-old age.
I tried to open my eyes wide and nodded foolishly: "Yes, yes, we are a wealthy family. When we think of your poor relatives, you should thank us~"
After saying this, she smiled sweetly, looking particularly innocent.
Seeing her aunt holding her chest in anger, Lei Nian'er breathed a sigh of relief.
Ah, that feels so good.
"The gifts were delivered, the people visited, and the niece left."
After saying that, Lei Nian'er quickly slipped away.
I was afraid that the woman would get angry and a fight would break out.
Not long after she left, a young man ran in panting.
"Mother, where is my cousin?"
The woman twisted her neck and asked, "You mean the daughter born by Lei Ning, that evil creature?"
"Of course I sent him away."
Seeing the young man frown, the woman said unhappily, "Why? Do you still want to keep her and entertain her?"
"I tell you, it's impossible!"
"Our family and Lei Ning and his family will never be relatives."
"Have some nerve, don't forget your sick father!"
The young man sat down beside her and tried to persuade her earnestly, "Mother, it has been many years. My cousin from my uncle's family has grown up and can come to Pingzhou by herself."
"What can't we let go of?"
"After all, my uncle is in power now. If we offend their family, we will not be able to survive."
"If my son's future career is supported by my uncle..."
The woman slapped him with a crisp slap.
The boy covered his face and shut his mouth.
The woman controlled her mind and waved away the servants in the room.
After everyone left, the resentment in her eyes finally overflowed: "You were still young at that time, what do you know?"
"If he hadn't defected, the current Jinwu Guard General would have been your father!"
"Our family should be the most glorious branch of the Lei family."
"It was because I trusted him, my brother, that he had the opportunity to enter your father's study and that His Majesty was able to obtain the city defense map."
"Otherwise, the crown prince will take the throne first..."
"Your father would not have been tortured and exiled to Pingzhou, a remote place close to the border."