Daiyu's stepmother is not easy to be

In a wing room of Changning Palace, Yuan Chun cried out "Old Ancestor" choked with sobs, and wanted to kneel down to pay his respects, but Jia's mother hurriedly supported him tremblingly, she was already crying, and the grandparents and grandson hugged each other and wept endlessly.

After leaving the Changle Palace, Mother Jia went all the way to the Changning Palace where the Empress Dowager and the Concubine lived, first greeted the Empress Dowager outside the main hall, but the Empress Dowager only said that she was not feeling well, and did not meet her.

The palace people led Jia Mu to the wing room where Yuan Chun lived. Yuan Chun didn't know Jia Mu was coming this morning after dinner. Yinzi went to the dining room and asked for good snacks and tea.

Yuan Chun was originally dignified and prudent, and also served in the Empress Dowager's palace for a few years, so she had already cultivated the ability to remain calm, but this morning the silk handkerchief in her hand was crumpled badly.

Seeing Jia's mother, Yuan Chun couldn't hold back the longing, and couldn't hold back the hot tears.

The servant girl who followed Yuan Chun into the palace hurriedly persuaded her: "Miss, don't cry, the old lady entered the palace with great difficulty, can't she just cry like this? Besides, the old lady must be very tired all the way into the palace. It's over, why don't you tell the old lady to rest."

Yuan Chun said with red eyes, "I'm confused." He wiped away his tears and helped Jia Mu to sit down.Mother Jia pulled Yuan Chun to her side and looked at him carefully.

I haven't seen him for four or five years, but Yuan Chun's stature has grown a bit, and he seems to have lost some weight. When he was at home, his face was like a silver basin, but now his chin is a bit sharp.

She is wearing a coral brocade palace attire, the most common hanging bun in the palace, and even the hair accessories are quite satisfactory, nothing more than a gold hairpin and a few silk flowers, and a jade bracelet on her only hand, which is still a favorite thing at home. .

Mother Jia couldn't help crying again, put her arms around Yuan Chun's shoulders, and said, "Yuan Chun, it's home..." But she swallowed the words before she could say anything, and wanted to say something, but she was afraid that there would be too many people in the palace, full of love. Can't say a word.

The grandfather and grandson wept for a while in silence.

In the end, it was Yuan Chun who wiped away his tears first, and said with a smile: "I knew grandma was coming in the morning, and I didn't have anything good to entertain grandma at the moment. Grandma might as well try this rose cake. It's the secret recipe of the dining room in the palace. I don't know how he made it." , melts in the mouth, sweet and not greasy."

Mother Jia took a sip as she said, and Yuan Chun handed her some tea. She picked out two or three interesting things about herself in the palace, and said that the masters in the palace were all kind and friendly.

When she asked Baoyu, her parents, Jia's mother only said that everything was fine, and she also said something about the family.Speaking of the year before last, Jia Lian went to marry Mrs. Wang's niece, Feng Ge'er, and now Feng Ge'er is helping Mrs. Wang with her affairs, and she can do everything.

He also talked about Daiyu's coming to Beijing in the winter of last year, and got along well with Baoyu; he also talked about some of Baoyu's usual jokes, which diluted the sadness a little.

If it is said that in Changning Palace, Jiamu Yuanchun, grandparents and grandchildren are quite gloomy, but in Changle Palace Chunhui Hall is full of spring.

After eating snacks and drinking tea, Wen Jiao asked again about the material of Daiyu's clothes, and then asked about the patterns of clothes Daiyu liked.

He also talked about the scenery in the imperial garden, which led Daiyu to mention that there is a courtyard of plum blossoms in Jia's mansion. Last winter, I saw several times of white snow and red plum blossoms. It was very beautiful. Yangzhou had never had such a heavy snowfall.

Then talk about Daiyu's homework, embroidery patterns and so on.

Although Daiyu is a seven-year-old girl, her sensitivity is no less than that of an adult, and because of the goddess' halo bonus, Wen Jiao and Daiyu are not coaxing children when they talk, but treat Daiyu as an equal adult. People come to chat, but at the same time pay attention to only chatting, not crossing the line, and gradually get to know Daiyu.

After an hour, although Wen Jiao has been able to observe words and demeanor for many years, he can't say that he is not tired, but seeing Daiyu's more sincere smile, Wen Jiao feels that everything is not in vain.

You can chat with the little goddess face to face, and the little goddess still smiles so beautifully at you. Have fun secretly. If you are tired, you will be tired. If you can talk and eat snacks with your idol in modern times, would you still feel tired?What kind of bike do you want!

In a blink of an eye, it was time for dinner, Wen Jiao gave today's menu to the dining room yesterday, and added some rewards to make them cook it carefully, half of it is the taste of the capital, half is the taste of Huaiyang, more than ten dishes, such as crab powder and lion head , Wensi tofu, placed on the table is full of color, fragrance and taste.

Thinking about it, no matter how much Jia's mother loves Daiyu, she would never get a cook from Yangzhou to cook for Daiyu.The local accent is hard to change, but the taste is even more so.

Therefore, Wen Jiao specially ordered the dining room to be made with Yangzhou characteristics, just to teach Daiyu to eat comfortably and relieve her homesickness.

Empress Su has always had a lot of prestige in the palace, the chef of the dining room has used some real tricks, the smell makes people hungry.

In addition, before the meal, Wen Jiao ordered six dishes to be delivered to Jiamu. Daiyu was worried that Jiamu's intentions would be gone, so she enjoyed a meal of hometown flavor with peace of mind, and she couldn't help getting closer to Wen Jiao in her heart. .

Daiyu had a beautiful lunch in this room, and Jia Mu and Yuan Chun in that room also finished their meal.

After all, Mother Jia is getting older, her appetite is not as good as before, and she is also tired after entering the palace. Seeing Yuan Chun, she was happy and sad, but she just ate a few mouthfuls. mouth.

After the hasty meal, thinking that Jiamu would go back in a while, both of them were a little silent.Mother Jia hesitated again and again, seeing Baoqin standing by the door, she finally said, "Yuanchun, you have been in the palace for more than four years, do you have any plans for the future?"

Yuan Chun's expression faded after hearing this, and when he wanted to say something, he still lowered his eyes and said: "Grandmother, the Imperial Palace, Yuan Chun can only serve the Empress Dowager well, and dare not have any plans."

Mother Jia burst into tears and said: "It's just been like this all the time. It's not a solution after all. If you have any plans in your heart, grandma will go to ask the Queen Mother. I have been wasting my life in this palace. Good boy, didn't I delay you?"

It turned out that Yuan Chun entered the palace in autumn when he was 16 years old, and it has been more than four and a half years now. Yuan Chun is only one year younger than Wen Jiao, and is already 21 years old.

Originally, when Yuanchun was drafted, Jia's mother entered the palace to beg the former queen based on Jia Daishan's love, and Yuanchun was selected into the palace as a female history.

Since Jia Daishan's death, there was no one in Jia's mansion who could support the lintel, so Yuan Chun's marriage was a little bit out of reach.

Although many of our women marry at the age of seventeen or eighteen, those who love their daughters will keep their daughters for two more years, but the marriages usually start early.

Yuan Chun's status is said to be the grandson of the Duke of the state, but his father, Jia Zheng, is just a fifth-rank Yuanwailang. If anyone came to inquire about him, Jia's family was not satisfied, so Yuan Chun's marriage was not high or low. For two years, at the age of 16, she was still not engaged.

It just so happened that there was a draft in the palace that year, and the emperor was very old. This draft was just to select some female officials to accompany him to study, etc. The selected ones were all the daughters of minor officials.

Among the several princes in Jia's mansion, the main concubine is already full, and the side concubine is still left. Among the four princes of the opposite sex and the side branches of the royal family, there are also unmarried concubines. With both talents and virtues, Jia's mansion has the heart of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix.

If he could find a good son-in-law, wouldn't the glory of Jia's mansion be somewhat guaranteed?In addition, Jia Daishan did have some affection in the emperor's heart, and Yuan Chun entered the palace as soon as Jia's mother begged.

Everything was going well, but in the second spring, something happened to Prince Yizhong, the emperor fell seriously ill, and he didn't recover until the second spring. Who cares about Yuanchun?

Another year passed, the emperor abdicated and became the Supreme Emperor, the first empress died, Concubine Liu became the empress dowager, and now she is named Empress Su.The palace changed to a new owner, and everyone got used to it for a while.Another year and a half has passed, and Yuanchun has been wasted until now.

Therefore, when Jia Mu mentioned her future plans, Yuan Chun inevitably felt resentful. Her father and brother did not live up to expectations, and it was all right to ask her a daughter to pursue family glory with lifelong events. Some contributions should also be made.

It's just that who knows that I have wasted these years in the palace for nothing, and my status is embarrassing. I am neither a court lady nor a master. She is said to be a female official, but she didn't really come to the palace to be a female official.

There are the most gossip in the palace, and because she was the master who served at the beginning, even if she was the daughter of the Duke, she would inevitably be ridiculed openly and secretly, and secretly cried several times in the middle of the night.

But he had no choice but to really regard himself as a female official, serve the queen mother wholeheartedly, do good errands, be cautious in words and deeds, not to discredit the family, try to be kind to others, but sometimes have to do some dark things.Only in this way can he barely gain a foothold in the palace.

Thinking of the years in the palace, Yuan Chun shed tears again, just wanted to say that these years have been delayed, and he is not afraid of delaying another two years.

Just facing the aging grandmother, I couldn't bear to say anything to make my grandmother sad, so I said: "The granddaughter is in the palace, the empress dowager and empress are very kind, and the granddaughter is very good. Besides, the important things in life are the orders of the parents, and the granddaughter obeys the orders." That's right."

After hearing this, Jia's mother thought that the world has been settled now, and Shanhe Kangtai, if there is a chance, she will put aside her old face and beg the Queen Mother, and then she will not mention this matter, but talk about homely things, Yuan Chun also intends to take this matter Fork over.

After a while, a court lady came to report that the time had come. Jia Mu and Yuan Chun were reluctant to give up, but they didn't dare to miss the time in the palace, so they hurried to go.

In the main hall of Changning Palace, the Empress Dowager heard that Mother Jia had gone, and said to the aunt who was serving beside her, "It's the palace who can't forgive her. Good girl, you have been delayed for so many years."

The aunt laughed and said: "Your Majesty is just joking, how can the Tian family be sorry for others? Besides, the Jia mansion only asked for Miss Jia to serve in the palace, but didn't say anything about it, besides... It's not your mother who is begging." .”

The queen mother glanced at the aunt, but the aunt dared not speak any more.

The Queen Mother just smiled and said: "That's all. After four or five years, I'm still at such a beautiful age. But this Yuan Chun is really a governor, and he is diligent when he is on an errand. I look like a man." It hurts, why are the men in his family less powerful than the other?"

After finishing speaking, he shook his head and said: "Men don't live up to their expectations, but ask women to fight for their background. I have always looked down on such people, but there are many such people in the world."

Auntie smiled and said, "My servant also thinks that the road along the wind is easy, so why swim against the river?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head, thought for a while, and said: "Now I have some free time. Find her a good son-in-law, and she has not been Bai Qinjin for all these years."

The aunt laughed and said, "It's really Jia Yuanchun's blessing to be married by the Queen Mother."