Beijing is fun gossiping about each family

  This year, fifteen-year-old Rú Shàn has officially reached the age of hairpinning. Li Shi personally presided over the hairpinning ceremony for her and invited some relatives and noblewomen to their home, where they sat around six tables. This time, Li Shi did not treat Rú Shàn poorly; she personally took a tael of gold weighing about three ounces and had it made into a pair of heavy plum blossom hairpins. Rú Shàn also did not hold back, giving a valuable red gold plate with a dragon and phoenix patterned pendant. The gifts from Li Shi and her daughter were indeed very precious.

  Although she couldn't help but sigh at the sudden change in the mother and daughter, she continued to read on with patience. Oh, I finally know the reason now.

  It turned out that Rumei had already chosen a husband's family, and it was actually the younger brother of Qingchang Houye, Yang Qitai. Although this Yang Qitai did not inherit the title of Marquis, he was also a person with real power in his hands, managing the twelve battalions in the capital, and was a third-class general officer. Rumei married into that family and had no worries about food and clothing, wearing gold and silver, and being majestic and powerful.

  He said in the letter: Although it has not been formally engaged, the parents of both sides have reached a preliminary consensus, and they will be formally engaged after Ru Mei's hairpinning ceremony, and welcome Ru Mei.

  As beautiful as a bride marrying her ideal husband, the Li family has such an excellent son-in-law who is as swift as a dragon, it can be said that they are overjoyed and their spirits have doubled. As for Rú Shàn, they will also be more generous.

  But...

  As the story continues...

  After the ceremony, Ruoshan soon found herself at the 50th birthday celebration of King Jing. Accompanied by her mother-in-law and Li Shi, they went to the palace to wish the old king a happy birthday. However, she somehow got into an argument with Princess Qing'an in the backyard of the palace and was slapped into the water pool. Ruoshan was soaked from head to toe and was led away by the maid to change her clothes in the palace wing. Just then, Li Xian, the son of Prince Yu, suddenly burst in...

  After seeing this, Qing's eyes widened again, looking left and right at this line of words, reading it several times to make sure she wasn't seeing things, just like when she was changing clothes in the Wang Fu wing room and her body was inadvertently seen by Li.

  As soon as she felt a pang in her heart, she thought that what she was worried about had still happened beyond control.

  What Mr. He said later was very euphemistic and his wording was also very conservative, but it still gave people a suspicion of trying to cover up.

  He wrote: "After this incident, everyone was shocked. The second sister cried like a child, and Li Lü jumped up and down, scolding Li Xiong loudly. The old lady then let the Yu Prefecture Wangfu take over the matter. The Yu Prefecture Wangfei sneered several times, engaging in a war of words with her, but only agreed to treat her as a concubine. The old lady refused, and both sides were at an impasse. Jing Tai Wangfei intervened, personally guaranteeing the match for the second sister, who then settled on marrying Li Lü. The wedding was set for the following year's twelfth month. Although this matter had been resolved, the storm had not yet subsided. Outside, people were saying that our family's daughter was cunning and ruthless, and that the Fang family's discipline was lax, with a corrupt household atmosphere. Father was furious, thoroughly investigating the matter, and finally beheading four maidservants who had participated in this affair. The second sister also received severe punishment."

  He's words are all obscure and ambiguous, yet they give off a suffocating feeling. After finishing this article, I only feel a chill running through my entire body...I really don't know what to say about her.

  Firstly, even if Ruzi was involved in a dispute with Qing'an Princess at the Jingwang Mansion and was thrown into the water, then went to the side house to change her clothes, but how could an outsider like Li Sao appear in a place where the king's concubines reside? This is one of the suspicious points. Secondly, after the incident, Li Sao kept shouting that he had been deceived and scolded Li Xiao severely. Did Ruzi let him be deceived? That's unlikely. It's likely that there were others in the mansion who stirred up trouble. Thirdly, the Princess of Yu County refused to take responsibility for this matter, but surprisingly, Jing Tai Wangfei stepped forward and agreed to it. This whole thing is full of suspicious circumstances. Who in the capital doesn't know that the Princess of Yu County dislikes Jing Tai Wangfei? It's unbelievable that she would take her side this time.

  Why wait until next year, and still in the twelfth month, when a girl has already reached adulthood and should be able to get married immediately after coming of age?

  With her understanding of Ruo Xian's goodness, her target should have been Li Xu, but unfortunately, due to a series of misunderstandings, it ended up being Li Yue. However, she didn't lose out either, as the Yu Prefecture Wang Fu was still a royal relative by marriage, and marrying into it would make her a proper wang fei (princess). Compared to Mei, she had even more prestige.

  Let's make another bold assumption. Perhaps Li Xiu knew about Ruzi's plan, so he used Li Xun as a scapegoat. Given Li Xiu's cunning nature, this is entirely possible.

  However, if she marries Li Ye in such an unglamorous way, it's worrying for her future days. Alas... what's even more hateful is that she implicated the entire Fang family, and this time Fang Jinglan will be furious to what extent.

  Mr. He's letter this time was very long, and simply mentioned that after the good things happened, the old lady was shocked with anger, Fang Jinglan was so angry that he almost turned white overnight, and Li Shi jumped like thunder, but there was nothing else.

  However, He Shi still knew Ruyi quite well, and Ruyi also understood her. Next, He Shi appended the biography of Li Yu, the future second son-in-law of the Fang family, who was only 21 years old and had not yet married a legitimate wife, but already had four concubines in his house, several maidservants, two illegitimate sons, and one illegitimate daughter. Moreover, Princess Yu of Henan was still raising a beautiful young girl, rumored to be the daughter of the second-class governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

  Mr. He's words are quite artistic, knowing how to grasp the ups and downs of the plot, at critical moments, he would sell a suspenseful ending, forcing the reader to anxiously scratch their ears and cheeks, yet having no choice but to endure.

  Having read halfway through, I felt an unbearable itch in my heart and couldn't help but curse He Shi, truly a scourge on humanity.

  After scolding, he involuntarily turned to the third page, which was the hottest topic in Beijing at the moment - Jing Wang Li Xiao. This time, under everyone's watchful eyes, he made another big joke.

  As soon as he saw it was Li Xiao's work, his emotions surged and his whole body tensed up. He couldn't help but sit up straight and read it word by word, sentence by sentence.

  “……Master Yuanshan of the Hongguo Temple suddenly arrived at the Jingwang Mansion, claiming that Li Xiong would have a water disaster this year and should be careful with his actions. It's best to stay away from water to avoid accidents. The Queen of Jing deeply believed it and ordered people to drain the lake in the backyard of the mansion overnight. However, Li Xiong stopped them and claimed that the words of a Jianghu master were not trustworthy.

  This dispute pushed the son of Lord Liguang into the water, but he couldn't swim. Li Xiong wanted to rescue him, but the Queen stopped him. After some delay, when they finally pulled the son out of the water, he had already fainted. Everyone was in a panic and tried to revive him, but he didn't wake up.

  A guard came forward and claimed that mouth-to-mouth resuscitation could save people. Li Xiong was hesitant at first, but eventually agreed after the guard's repeated guarantees. He kissed the son of Lord Liguang on the lips for a long time, but it had no effect.

  Li Xiong was furious and about to attack the guard when he claimed that it needed more time. After another round of kissing, Li Xiong saw that the son still hadn't woken up and became even angrier. Just as he was about to kill the guard, a doctor arrived and saved the son.

  The son later heard about what happened and was furious. Li Xiong eventually calmed down after hearing the guard's explanation and acknowledged that mouth-to-mouth resuscitation could indeed save people. This incident spread throughout the city and became a laughingstock for the entire kingdom. Every time someone mentioned 'mouth-to-mouth resuscitation can save people', everyone would burst out laughing, tears streaming down their faces.

  This is still the most ridiculous thing that happened in the capital this year. I'm sharing it with you, hoping to make you laugh.”

  Digression

  Hehe, found a few friends who stayed in India, so excited! Let's high-five first, celebrate, celebrate, hehe~