The Qinghe County Lord of the Red Chamber

Xie Ling heard Shang Chanchan mention the matter of taking a concubine, and hurriedly wanted to explain.

However, before he could speak, Shang Chanchan raised her hand and pressed Xie Ling's lips with a smile. Even though there was a handkerchief behind her, Xie Ling's face turned red instantly, like the red silk on a bridle.

Shang Chanchan said: "Don't be afraid. I have listened to what you and Zou Taijun said, and I came to praise you, not to punish the teacher."

As the saying goes, the youngest son, the eldest grandson, is the lifeblood of the old lady.

Taijun Zou only had Xie Ling as his grandson, so naturally he couldn't see him being wronged.

And in the eyes of the old lady, being able to marry a merchant's daughter is icing on the cake, but if she needs to sacrifice Xie's family inheritance to cater to the merchant's rules, then she is willing to give up and marry a girl from a lower family background to her grandson.

So after Mrs. Hu brought back Queen Xie's attitude from the palace, Taijun Zou became even more displeased. He only thought that his daughter had become a queen, so he blindly feared the Queen Mother of Shang, and even ignored his own nephew.

He simply called Xie Ling over directly, and when he talked about this matter, he said, "Ling'er, you also know that the merchant's daughter is weak, and I'm afraid it will happen in the future. I have two very well-behaved girls here. If you like it, grandma will help her." You are the master, you take it and use it."

Mrs. Hu clutched her handkerchief beside her and didn't dare to interrupt her mother-in-law, so she could only wink at her son, wanting to convey the meaning of the queen.

However, Xie Ling lowered his head and didn't see any hint from his mother.

He cupped his hands to his grandmother and said: "Thank you, grandmother, for thinking about Miss Shang's body, but the Baoninghou Mansion is a famous family for many generations, and she will come to our house in the future, and there will be no lack of dowry maids to serve her. Grandma is worried about her body, To give people to serve her, it is better to give two nuns who are proficient in medicine."

When Taijun Zou heard that he deliberately distorted his meaning, he couldn't help but frowned slightly, and simply pointed out: "This person is a reward for you.".

Xie Ling's tone was calm and steady: "Gift from the elders, I dare not resign. Although there is no place in my house to employ people, since my grandmother wants to give it to others, I will take away two of the cleaning boys in the courtyard, so that I can give it to my grandmother." People make room."

Zou Taijun: ...

Mrs. Hu couldn't help interjecting: "Mother, the person you trained/taught like a water onion - I heard that Ming Xing can play the piano, it would be a pity to sweep the yard for Ling'er. Why don't mother reward me? , we feel bored playing cards, we just need to play the piano and sing.”

Taijun Zou and Xie Ling were speechless.

Their grandparents and grandchildren are here to play tricks, but the Hu family is sincere.

Zou Taijun had been preparing a room for his eldest grandson a few years ago, not to mention the outstanding ones among the children in the family, they were all knowledgeable and interesting, each with their own strengths.

Mrs. Hu has met with her mother-in-law several times, and it is a pity that there is no one in her aunt who can understand the rhythm.Now when they heard that their son actually asked them to sweep the yard, they felt that they were wasteful, so they asked for help.

Mr. Hu's interruption made Zou Taijun lose all his anger.

She is also a sensible person, hearing this, she knew that Xie Ling was determined not to take a concubine.There is a kind of meaning that if you stuff in a few, I will have a few more cleaning servants.

Taijun Zou understood better that the reason why Xie Ling didn't say it clearly, apart from being filial and unwilling to contradict him, was probably another reason for protecting his unmarried wife.

I'm afraid I'm going to be stiff today, but in the future, I, the old mother-in-law, will record this mistake on Shang Chanchan and torture her.

Zou Taijun couldn't help but feel a little sour: Everyone said that her daughter was extroverted, but when she came to her home, she turned it around and became a male extrovert.

This is not a sign of the horoscope, and the six rites have not been performed. Xie Ling just defended it everywhere, even refusing to listen to the words of the most respected grandmother in the past.

It's just that she didn't want to take her grandson's heart away, so she nodded and said, "Okay, you can go. Grandma understands what you said."

Xie Ling bowed again and left.

Mrs. Hu said in amazement slowly: "Mother, Ling'er had a drink outside today, or why he talked so much. I haven't heard him speak such a long sentence for a long time."

Zou Taijun sighed: "I'm afraid everyone will get drunk if they don't get drunk."

Seeing that Mrs. Hu was puzzled, he said, "I'm tired, so you can go too."

Hu said with a smile: "Those two who can play the piano, I beg mother to reward me. I will not ask them to sweep the yard."

Zou Taijun: ...

So the matter turned around, and the most unlucky person was actually General Xie.When he returned home, he bumped into two maids who looked like willows swinging in the wind and came to serve him. He was so scared that he thought he had entered the wrong door.

After listening to Madam explain the whole process, he could only laugh and cry: "Since Madam likes it, I will stay and serve you."

Mrs. Hu nodded earnestly. From then on, every time she played cards, she would call the two of them to play the piano and serve her.

As soon as this matter happened, it could be regarded as a false attack. The old daughters in the mansion no longer dared to think about the benefits of being concubines for the uncle.

Instead, they all asked their parents to find a good man to marry for themselves as soon as possible, for fear that the old lady would fall in love with them again, so they would either sweep the floor in the uncle's house or play the piano in the wife's house.

Before Yujia left Beijing, the empress who was concerned about this incident even called her mother into the palace to try to persuade her.

Zou Taijun waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to say anything, I also want to understand. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and elders can't even complain if they intervene."

Empress Xie has always known her mother best, she is the most standard headed mistress, so she wondered: "Why did mother change her temper?"

Zou Taijun then recounted the conversation with Xie Ling, which made Empress Xie laugh.

Then he sighed: "Sure enough, the two children, Chanchan and Yu'er, have some good luck. It is a rare blessing that the back house is quiet."

Then he talked and laughed about it to Queen Mother Shang, and to make Queen Mother Shang happy, he asked Shang Chanchan to hear about it from behind the curtain.

It happened to be used to amuse Xie Ling today.

Sure enough, as soon as he mentioned this, his face changed, and he hurried to explain.

Seeing that he was going to be anxious, Shang Chanchan felt her heart soften.

He forgot the rules for a moment, and raised his hand to cover his mouth.

Seeing that Xie Ling was blushing to the point of burning, he put down his hands and said with a smile: "Could it be that I've just had a fever, and you're going to have a fever again?"

Xie Ling remained silent, and did not answer her jokes, but said seriously: "Trust me, I will never make you trouble about these things."

Shang Chanchan also smiled: "I will write this down, and I will never go back on my word."

Now let's put aside these petty matters and only talk about the matter of the crown prince. The second prince and the third prince are as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

They didn't understand the emperor as well as Shang Duo, and they could clearly see how much he valued and checked the eldest prince.

On the contrary, what they saw was that the eldest prince came and went in and out of the imperial study more and more frequently, and was repeatedly praised by his father.

Even when spring plowing and praying for rain in March this year, the father only brought the eldest prince with him.

In their eyes, this is the harbinger of establishing a prince.

Shang Chanchan once asked her father for advice. In the past two years, every time the noble concubine's mother and son had trouble with the virtuous concubine's mother and son, it didn't end well. Why they still refused to stop and just kept going forward stupidly.

Shang Duo shook his head and said with a smile: "They are fighting for the position of crown prince, not a bun, anyone can eat it."

"And you think father and brother are very smart, don't you? However, we may not be much better than them in terms of positions."

Man is such a strange creature, who can analyze other people's affairs clearly and logically, but when it falls on himself, he doesn't understand all kinds of things.

In other words, desire/desire would blind people's eyes, and the desire for the throne made the two princes unable to see the way forward.

Just like now, the second prince only felt that if he didn't fight for the last one, he would just watch the first prince become the prince!

So when Fang arrived at Tongshan, he couldn't help looking for the third prince: "Third brother, I have something to ask for your help."

The third prince, Xiao Nuo, always had the appearance of a gentleman named Xu Xu, and said quickly: "Second brother has orders, and younger brother dare not disobey."

Xiao Cheng waved his hand: "We brothers don't make such nonsense. Speaking of which, I was imprisoned last time, and you sent people to check on you many times. This brother will remember this kindness."

Xiao Nuo hurriedly laughed and said he didn't dare, he only said in his heart: Thank you for taking the blame for Princess Yunrong for me.

The second prince was about to continue talking, but he stopped vigilantly and told the surrounding servants to get down.

Then he gritted his teeth and said: "Speaking of my brother's confinement last time, I have to talk about the merchant! Since it is the imperial grandmother's mother's house, she almost walks sideways in the capital, and a girl in his family doesn't even look down on the prince. Really crazy."

Xiao Nuo persuaded: "The imperial grandmother's mother's family is also the father's mother's family. Second brother bear with it for now, who dares to confront their family now?"

He sighed intentionally while speaking: "The family of the mere courtiers is so arrogant, and my younger brother also has sympathy for me, lest I will be humiliated by them in the future."

"Second brother knows that I am the most useless and cowardly person, and he dare not ask for anything else. Only in the future, no matter whether the eldest brother or the second brother becomes the prince, he can take action to suppress Baoninghou's mansion, and the younger brother will feel at ease. "

Xiao Cheng patted the third younger brother on the shoulder and comforted him: "You said that your cowardly temper is not like a prince! But don't worry, if I have that day, I will definitely ask the three sons of Marquis Baoning to line up to meet you You kneel!"

Xiao Nuo: ... the brain that can say this, unless it is God cheating, otherwise you will not have that day.

Don't say it's just a prince, even if you really become an emperor, asking the sons of the Hou's mansion to come and kneel in line for no reason, wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous, and the memorial from Yushitai can drown you.

He was slandering here, but Xiao Cheng continued to grit his teeth and said, "However, what if the eldest brother becomes the crown prince and suppresses the Baoning Hou Mansion? Don't even think about it! The merchant is probably even more proud than now!"

The third prince was startled, and asked, "Brother, what do you mean?"

Although he is smarter than the second prince, he has always been low-key and harmful behind the scenes.

After the Dongping County Prince's Mansion incident last time, he acted like he was reading behind closed doors, so many things were really not as well-informed as the second prince who likes to jump around.

Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows: "That boy from the Xie family is very close to the daughter of the Baoninghou Mansion in private. If these two families get married, how can the eldest brother suppress the Baoninghou Mansion in the future?"

The third prince thought for a while and said: "What the second brother said, is it about how many of them had fun together? Everyone in the palace knows about it, not to mention that the fifth brother and cousin Li Rong are all there, and even the maids and eunuchs who are close to him are there every day. Every time there are ten or twenty, it’s nothing to get close in private.”

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Xiao Cheng continued to sneer and shake off the news he had received: "A little eunuch who is serving next to Fifth Brother made a mistake and asked me to arrest him. He confessed to it just to save his life."

"It is said that the two of them often talk in private, and Xie Ling also sent many things to the daughter of the Shang family."

"This time in Tongshan, there are few people everywhere. Do you think they can meet privately?"

The more Xiao Nuo heard it, the more serious his expression became: "What does Second Brother mean, is it?"

"Oh, they can't help but be so ignorant in the palace! Of course, they have to attract people to take advantage of their private meeting! Let's see how the businessman has the face to go out! And after this incident, the two of them can't get married any more. "

The second prince also knew that Xie Ling and Shang Chanchan would not have any troubles in the palace, at most they would meet in private, even if they brought someone to arrest, they would not be convicted.

However, people at the time value fame and integrity, if some pretentious "scandals" come out, it is better to let the girl become a monk than to remarry that person, otherwise the rumor of an affair will be confirmed.

The third prince didn't want the second prince to make a big deal this time, it's not just a complaint!

With cold sweat on his palms, he said, "Second brother, the Baoninghou mansion is not easy to mess with. The daughter's family name is the most important thing, if you make a fuss about it, I'm afraid that Baoninghou will go crazy. What should the second brother do then? ?”

Usually, Baoninghou father and son act in different ways.

However, at this time, Shang Duo's "thug" temperament is much more deterrent than Shang Chi.At least the third prince would be numb if he thought about Bao Ninghou smashing the door of Dongping County's palace.

However, Xiao Cheng just sneered: "Could it be that I can still get along with their family now? Last time I punished his daughter to kneel down, I'm afraid he has already held grudges. At this time, if I have the opportunity not to take action, why don't I just sit and wait until the next day?" You are humiliating your subjects!"

Xiao Nuo thought to himself: I can't see that my second brother still understands.

Indeed, he has already formed a relationship with the Baoninghou Mansion, and it will be too late to turn around. Of course, he will do it if he has the opportunity.What's more, if this thing is really done, it will kill two birds with one stone, and even the Xie family and the First Prince will be in bad luck.

Rao is the third prince, and he couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

But forcibly suppressed the impulse, pretending to smile bitterly and said: "Second brother, let's stop, since the emperor trusts Baoninghou's mansion, we are all relatives of the family, why bother to make trouble like this."

"Even if the two families of Shang and Xie are really married, it's just that the Marquis of Shang has taken a fancy to the elder brother's ability to become the prince in the future, so he is naturally willing to betroth his daughter to the Xie family. It is also a good marriage. Let's congratulate the elder brother on his double happiness in the future." "

These words were very clever, and successfully exploded Xiao Cheng's firecracker.

He flicked his sleeves and stood up: "Forget it, you are so cowardly, you just wait for others to bully you!"

Xiao Nuo looked at his angry back with deep eyes.

At this time, Shang Chanchan was still looking at the horse with a smile.

She looked at Xie Ling's, and then went to see the Fifth Prince's, Xiao Rang hurriedly stopped him: "You can't touch this, it has a bad temper."

Suddenly remembered something important, and quickly said to Shang Chanchan: "There is one thing you have to keep in mind: you can't go out alone these days, and you have to follow Sister Li Rong whenever you want."