Then there is no more

A few days after Bian Jingyu and Shen Yi's marriage, it was the day when Bian Ci entered the fifth prince's residence.

The Lu family is not the kind of mean aunt, and there is no need to be greedy for the dowry of the concubine, as usual, she will use it for Bian Ci, and even put some on the jewelry herself.Things that can be solved with money are nothing to worry about, and Mrs. Lu is happy to have a reputation for being lenient to concubine daughters.

Bian Ci went to be a side concubine, although there is a word "concubine", in fact, she is a concubine.Since she is a concubine, there is no such thing as a dowry or no dowry. Anyway, she can't arrange a dowry for her according to the specifications of a married woman in the Hou's mansion.Because the concubine could not go out easily, and could not go beyond the main room to meet people, Mrs. Lu exchanged one shop in Bianci's dowry for two Zhuangzi.Zhuangzi has a fixed plan for his annual income, so Bian Ci does not need to check the accounts himself.The same is true for other things, some of which could not be taken to the Fifth Prince's Mansion, Lu family converted them into cloth, jewelry and silver.

Lu Shi was afraid that Bian Ci would get angry and misunderstand what he had done, so he wanted to have a good talk with Bian Ci.But he didn't want to, as soon as Bian Ci heard that he had a lot of money in the pressing box, he immediately became happy, and turned around to persuade Mrs. Lu, "It's better to use mother's method. It's all converted into silver, and I secretly carry it with me. It doesn't appear that I have too much dowry, and it won't obstruct the eyes of the main room, and it also allows me to have a private house in the dark that I can hang around."

This girl is so reasonable, but Lu is not used to it.

The Lu family also fulfilled their responsibilities as a aunt, and went around in various places right after confinement, and carefully inquired about the disposition of the fifth prince and concubine for Bian Ci's sake.The family background of the five princes and concubines is not high or low among the princes and concubines. Her father and brother are both in positions of real power, but they are all local officials, not Beijing officials.The fifth prince and concubine did not grow up in the capital either.As a result, she felt a little embarrassed, and she had nowhere to reason when the fifth prince treated her badly.

It is said that the fifth prince concubine is a sassy person, but it is a pity that the fifth prince prefers a court lady who grew up with him, and now the fifth prince concubine has not been pregnant, but the court lady has already given birth to a daughter, and I don't know the fifth prince concubine's status How much of this coolness has been consumed.

Except for the fifth prince concubine and the maid, there is no other woman beside the fifth prince, and Bian Ci is the third one.All other adult princes have two side concubines, but the fifth prince does not, because he wants to raise the court girl as a side concubine after she has a son.This is what Mr. Lu inquired about.

When the day came, Bian Ci entered the Prince's Mansion according to the prince's rules.

Although Bian Jingyu was not very close to her, she still asked for leave the day before, took Shen Yi back to Anping Hou Mansion, and ate the last meal at home with Bian Ci.He also said a few words that a brother should say like an ordinary brother, and said: "If anything goes wrong in the future, it's fine to make a small fuss. It's not a bad thing to admit some losses. But if you suffer a great grievance, Don't hide it either, find someone smart to send me a letter."

Bian Ci was grateful.No matter how stupid she is, she also understands that her natal family is a woman's lifelong reliance.

After several happy events in succession, the resident population in Anping Hou Mansion decreased.Fortunately, there is San'er, this child is not afraid of life, loves to laugh, and will give a good face to anyone who teases him, bringing a lot of joy to everyone, but making up for some regrets in Lu's heart.Anpinghou pierced San'er with his beard, and he also giggled happily. There is no child with a better temper than San'er.Bian Jingyu used to think that her younger brother was ugly, but now she loves her so much, she hugged San'er in the baby-holding position she learned from Shen Yi, and said to Anping Hou, "Father, why don't you give this child to me and Yi Yi?" Take care of your younger brother."

Anpinghou was so angry that he wanted to beat someone.

The son who has become a relative is just the water that was thrown out. This son still wants to abduct the younger son who exudes the fragrance of milk?Marquis Anping told the concierge that when he saw Bian Jingyu leading Shen Yi back, he immediately closed the door and they must not be let in.Of course, this is just a joke.

Bian Jingyu is still doing his Imperial Academy editing.When the emperor didn't summon him, he would listen to his superiors' assignments and do some things such as sorting out documents and drafting documents. If he had free time, he could even read the books in the Hanlin Academy one by one.Shen Yi began to prepare for the Juren examination.In fact, since Shen Yi has already been made an uncle, she is also at the rank of noble honor. As long as she manages properly, she can become an official directly.But now he has an excellent reputation among the people, and he is not very attached to his official career. The reason why he went to the examination is just to find something for himself to do.

Shen Yi's non-attachment to officialdom is actually a good thing.

The Shen family already has Shen Deyuan and Shen Si, and they have a bright future in the officialdom.In the small family formed by Shen Yi and Bian Jingyu, Bian Jingyu already existed, and he was obviously going to be reused by the emperor.If Shen Yi still takes the lead, the superior has to make a choice among them considering the balance of power.This is a huge waste of resources.In this era of family unity, it is very common for clan members to sacrifice in order not to waste resources.Furthermore, Shen Yi has such a good reputation among the people, if he is also very accomplished in the officialdom, those in high positions should be afraid of him.

The most important thing is that everyone's energy is limited, and Shen Yi has more important things to do.

Outsiders probably would not have imagined that Shen Yi was in charge of the Lu family's sailing business.

It's not all under Shen Yi's control, Uncle Lu sent his second son to Shen Yi's place to be Shen Yi's helper.Shen Yi simply divided the responsibilities, and handed over business matters such as salt sales and shipping to Lu's cousin, who was only in charge of overseas resource development.Overseas resources not only refer to food seeds, but also medicines, as well as ideas that may be more advanced than those in the country in some aspects... So, Shen Yi is very busy.What he does may not be effective in the short term, but once he researches something, it will be a credit that can be recorded in the history books.

Bian Jingyu may be able to be the chief minister of the cabinet in the future, but how many prime ministers and chief ministers have been familiar to future generations?What Shen Yi is doing now, once he succeeds, future generations will always remember his name.It is true that Shen Yi has no intention of an official career, but this does not mean that he has no career of his own.How can a man not have the heart to make contributions!It would be even better if the cause we are fighting for has the effect of benefiting the country and the people.

Seeing that her son was so busy, Su Shi finally agreed to let her daughter Shen Qiaoniang live in Xinchengbo Mansion to help take care of the housework.

Shen Qiaoniang herself agrees.

However, Shen Qiaoniang is not responsible for external communication, but only for housework.The manager of the purchase needs to ask the master to check the account, the servants everywhere need to clarify their responsibilities, and how to take care of the flowers and trees in the garden... These are some trivial matters, but if you really do it, there are really many things to do.

Shen Qiaoniang lives in her younger brother's house. Her daughter is young, so naturally she lives with her.

Shen Yi had already expressed her intention to adopt Nier to her parents in private, but Shen Qiaoniang didn't know about it yet.Seeing Nier being carried on Shen Yi's shoulders and running around the garden, Nier's crisp laughter was blown far away by the wind, a relaxed smile appeared on Shen Qiaoniang's face.On a fine day, just in time for Bian Jingyu to take a rest, he also took Nier to make a kite together. Although the kite made by Nier couldn't fly, the child enjoyed it all day.Little Shen Ying grew up with Ni'er, and when he wasn't studying, he would come to Xin Chengbo's mansion to play wildly.

Day by day passed.

Bian Jingyu often accompanied the emperor, and had more opportunities to meet the princes.In his opinion, although the prince's personality is indeed a bit soft, he is tolerant.If the prince becomes the emperor, he may meet a group of good courtiers, and he may not be able to become a Mingjun who will last forever.

Emperor Xianwu probably knew this too, so he had always had expectations for the prince.But because of expectations, sometimes it is inevitable to be harsh, and he will scold his son like a folk father.In recent days, the crown prince has been scolded the most, and the atmosphere in the court has become even more impetuous.

The prince is the grandson-in-law of Elder Wen Ge, but Elder Wen Ge was ill. He just said that he woke up so violently in the morning that he fainted.The emperor ordered the imperial physician to go to see him, and the imperial physician prescribed a prescription, saying that Elder Wen Ge needed to take care of him for a month.According to the regulations, if an official takes [-] consecutive days of sick leave and cannot handle official duties, he can be deprived of his qualifications as an official. This is to prevent some officials from taking up positions and not doing practical things.At the level of Mr. Wen Ge, the emperor will naturally not be so strict.But a month is too long.The prince seemed increasingly isolated and helpless.

When Bian Jingyu was called to go to the imperial study room again, he walked on the palace road, only feeling a conspiracy in the air.

Soon at the end of the year, Bian Jingyu suddenly received a letter from Bian Ci.In the letter, Bian Ci only said that he would go to the temple to offer incense on a certain day of the month.Bian Jingyu thought that Bian Ci had been wronged, and this grievance could not be written down on paper, so she had to explain it clearly in person.Bian Jingyu became more and more dissatisfied with the fifth prince.Bian Ci has not been married to the fifth prince for half a year, this is unbearable, the fifth prince must have gone too far!

On the appointed day, Bian Jingyu made time to meet Bian Ci.

I thought I would see a younger sister with a haggard look, but I didn't expect Bian Ci's complexion to be very good.The jewelry and fabrics she wears are all made in the palace, this is definitely not a dowry given to her by the Bian family, it is rewarded by the Fifth Prince.Looking at it like this, Bian Ci really doesn't seem to be wronged.

Bian Jingyu asked Bian Ci what trouble he had encountered.

Bian Ci smiled and said: "Second Brother, Concubine Fang Shu got a shark gauze a few days ago. I heard that it is extremely rare, and it is only found in the palace. But there are not many in the palace. They were all given to the emperor. Oh, it seems that the Shen family also has some, and they were also rewarded by the emperor."

Shaya silk is the material Shen Yi uses to make underwear.

When Bian Ci greeted Mrs. Lu, he met Mrs. Su several times in front of Mrs. Lu.Of course Su would not betray Shen Yi, and talked about his strange bird's nest everywhere, but also vaguely said something similar to "he can spoil things, and the silk gauze was rewarded by the emperor, and it is said that it will last for decades." Not bad, wouldn't it be great to leave it to Nier as a dowry? He ruined it!" and so on.Bian Ci once listened to it intentionally or unintentionally, leaving some shadows in his heart.

As for Concubine Fang Shu mentioned by Bian Ci, she was the court lady who was loved by the fifth prince and had already given birth to the eldest daughter for the fifth prince.

Bian Jingyu sighed weakly.He thought that Bian Ci had encountered some bad things, such as being raped by the fifth prince, and she ended up fighting for the favor of the inner court for such a trivial matter?Could it be that Bian Ci wanted to get the silk silk from the Shen family, so as to completely overwhelm that concubine Fang Shu?

But Bian Jingyu was wrong, he was very wrong.The current Bian Ci is no longer the former Bian Ci.

Bian Ci told his confidantes to close the doors and windows, and said: "I asked Sister Liu, this silk gauze was not rewarded by the palace, and there is no account book in the mansion at all, it was obtained by the Fifth Prince from outside... ..." Sister Liu in her mouth refers to the fifth prince's concubine.The fifth princess is in charge of the entire family, and she is in touch with the news outside. If the emperor or the empress or the eldest prince rewarded the fifth prince, she will definitely know.

Bian Jingyu's heart skipped a beat.

Bian Ci said: "There are countless people who the emperor has rewarded the shark yarn to in recent years. I originally guessed that the fifth prince should have hooked up with some of them. But this possibility is unlikely , Just like the fifth prince, who can look up to him! So I guess, this shark gauze came in from Jiangnan. I heard that Jiangnan is so rich, they can't wear shark gauze, but they may not be able to get shark gauze. Saaya. Second brother, what do you think?"

Bian Ci thought so much about the little shark silk.This must have been beyond the expectation of the concubine who deliberately came to show off in front of her.

Suddenly, Bian Ci smiled sheepishly, blinked his eyes and said, "Second brother... how much do you think my news is worth? Would you like to give me a little bit of it?" She didn't betray the fifth prince at all. Feeling guilty, anyway, something happened to the Fifth Prince, Bian Jingyu would definitely be able to keep her.

Bian Ci unconsciously had an extreme point of view, men are never as reliable as money!

Bian Jingyu: "..."

For a moment, Bian Jingyu felt a little guilty.The daughter is raised by their family, I'm sorry for the Fifth Prince!