Heshen is a strict wife

The palace banquet was held on the evening of the 29th, and He Shen had already received the invitation. Most of the officials who worked in Beijing or returned to Beijing for the New Year could get the opportunity for the palace banquet.

As a married woman, and once a celebrity of the empress dowager, and now a good ally in the eyes of Concubine Dun in the palace, Feng Shuangzhi definitely received a lot of preferential treatment.

The New Year is coming to an end, and after the palace banquet is held on the 29th, New Year's Eve will be able to give others time to celebrate the New Year, and the time for the palace banquet in the palace is also very well chosen.

It stands to reason that entering the palace is a decent thing, but when it comes to Feng Shuangzhi's place, it has become a hard job.

The clothes of the second-rank married woman can be considered heavy, but what is even heavier is Feng Shuangzhi's heart.

Before leaving the mansion, He Shen didn't speak, looked at her for a long time, and then said: "What do you seem to be worried about?"

Feng Shuangzhi felt uncomfortable when he thought of what Concubine Dun said a few days ago. "Let's go to the palace and see. Concubine Dun hinted to me earlier that she wants the emperor to give our family dumplings and ten princesses..."

He Shen frowned suddenly, "The children are still so young, they should choose their own path in the future, why—"

This is the situation of the royal family. If the marriage is really granted, there must be something bad about it.

How to put it, Concubine Dun is also towards the eighth elder brother. Although the eighth elder brother is not her own, she is close to the eighth elder brother. For Concubine Dun, it is the best for the eighth elder brother to ascend the throne.Now it is obvious that Qianlong's heart is already towards the fifteenth, and it is estimated that the fifteenth ascension to the throne is still inevitable, and it is not a good thing for Heshen to have a concubine Dun as his in-law.

Besides, neither He Shen nor Feng Shuangzhi knew what Tuanzi would be like in the future.He Shen is fine, but Feng Shuangzhi is extremely disgusted with this kind of thing where the two people's marriage is settled in advance.

So now her face is a little cold.

He Shen thought for a while, and said: "You can go into the palace and just look at it. To be honest, I don't think the emperor's body is in good shape. It's hard to say how many years he can last. It doesn't matter if you offend Concubine Dun. She's a woman in the palace, so let's play it by ear, depending on the emperor's attitude. It doesn't matter if you offend the emperor."

The last sentence is faintly thrilling.

Because the last time Yongyan came to their mansion, He Shen and Yongyan finally got in touch, maybe they are planning something recently?

Feng Shuangzhi didn't ask much, but kept thinking, did He Shen know that Fu Kang'an also supported Yongyan?

Recently, these two people have been pinching each other in the court as usual, and there is no clue.

She gathered her cloak, got into the carriage, the wheels of the carriage were covered with snowflakes, and headed for the Forbidden City.

The palace is strictly forbidden, and every house passing by is brightly lit. Sitting with her, He Shen grabbed her fingers and suddenly saw the cloisonne bracelet on her wrist, "I don't see you wearing jewelry on weekdays. Looking at it from time to time, it is as bright as snow."

Has he ever praised his wife like this?

Feng Shuangzhi pursed his lips and smiled, touched the bracelet with his fingers, and said: "It's made in my own village, and I like it when I look at it. There is someone in Tianjin Wei who honored you with hookah. I really laughed to death."

He Shen is a non-smoker, and when the New Year's Eve is approaching, there are all kinds of tributes below, and He Shen really received several bags of good hookah.He said: "The hookah gave Ji Xiaolan that big cigarette bag, he likes it."

"Ji Xiaolan is very smart." Feng Shuangzhi was talking about Ji Xiaolan, but he was thinking of Liu Yong. Compared to Ji Xiaolan, Liu Yong was considered a cunning and cunning person.

He Shen squinted his eyes, and said: "I'm afraid something will happen after the Chinese New Year, but it's just that the New Year's Day is suppressed. Gansu's chief envoy Wang Danwang was promoted to the governor of Zhejiang. I didn't mention this person. He said it was eighth." The person mentioned by brother, this person has never been compatible with me, and I am afraid that something will happen if he is placed in Jiangnan. As for Sun Shiyi and Li Shiyao, they were dissatisfied for a while ago that I did not give Jiangnan enough official plate, and they also wanted to play tricks behind their backs. Look at me cooking these two at the beginning of the new year."

The 41st year of Qianlong seems to be about to pass like this, but He Shen has already made plans for next year.

He slowly said to Feng Shuangzhi, "The most important thing is to stabilize the Jiangnan side. This year, because of the benefits harvested by Lian Shuangcheng, it will be stabilized in the next year. I will be completely secure in the court. When I speak, it is the voice of most of the official circles. Who dares to refute us? Fukang'an is also a person I can't get used to, but I just found out not long ago that he is also from the fifteenth elder brother's side. Fortunately I don't need to cooperate with him or anything, we just need to continue to sing the opposite stage, even if someone knows that Fu Kang'an is standing on the side of the fifteenth elder brother, they will not suspect me, and the emperor is also at ease, his courtiers are not all Being wooed by others. The art of the emperor lies in weighing the two words. The emperor is weighing, and we will let him weigh."

This is……

Feng Shuangzhi felt that He Shen's tone of voice was very gentle, but there were some dark waves hidden under the calmness, and the wind died down after a little blowing.She rested her head on his shoulder, then bent her lips: "Men's scheme."

He Shen laughed: "Aren't the men's schemes for women?"

Feng Shuang stopped pinching him, "I'm not serious."

"I'm not old yet, I'm starting to be dishonest." He Shen sighed, "In Shuangzhi's eyes, I'm already so dishonest. Looking back, I'm really old, and I don't know what I look like. Others say that I am the number one in the Qing Dynasty. The handsome man, in Shuangzhi's eyes, I'm afraid he's not as good as Tuanzi..."

She didn't know why she began to feel uncomfortable, she closed her eyes, as if she was about to fall asleep, and said: "If you can really grow old, you will also be number one."

What do you mean, if you can really grow old?

He Shen slightly turned his head to look at her, but saw that she was already taking a nap, suppressing the doubts in his heart, he stopped talking.

The carriage approached the gate of the palace all the way, and got out of the carriage. He Shen went forward and took Feng Shuangzhi away. Everyone was dressed festively today, after all, it was a palace banquet on the New Year's Day.

No matter how the year goes, at this time, happy or unhappy will show their smiling faces.

Before leaving, He Shen asked her to be more careful, but there is no need to be too restrained in the harem, there are many people I know in the left and right, and anyone who meets can support her.

Feng Shuangzhi naturally knew what this meant. Now that Qianlong was getting more and more confused, the eyeliner in the palace had buried the palace into a sieve, not to mention that people like Fu Kang'an almost grew up in the palace. Eyeliner, that's weird.Now that Yongyan is in power, most of the people in the palace are ignorant, and they fall wherever the wind blows. Feng Shuangzhi is actually more free in the palace than at the beginning.

After all, because everywhere you go is eyeliner...

For Qianlong, this was a terrible thing, but he didn't know it, and no one would tell him.

Feng Shuangzhi was led into the Yikun Palace and met with Concubine Dun. Seeing Feng Shuangzhi's affection, Concubine Dun pulled him up and said, "I finally saw you coming. I found you here for you." Sit with your friends from that day, don't rush away when the palace banquet is over, there are still things to do."

She wanted to leave after the banquet, but it was obviously impossible.

Concubine Dun is presiding over Ming Fu's side. The former Concubine Ling, the current Concubine Dun, and the dead Concubine Yu.

Feng Shuangzhi got a little bored with the people in the palace changing back and forth.

Her attitude towards Concubine Dun could only be considered average, but because Feng Shuangzhi seemed to have such an attitude habitually, Concubine Dun and the others didn't say much.

Feng Shuangzhi sat with Xizhu in the past, Yu Shu was still under confinement, and dared not come out even during the New Year's Eve, and now there are not many people Feng Shuangzhi knew back then. He is also not qualified to come to this forbidden palace to have a banquet.

When sitting next to Xizhu, she suddenly felt very cold.

Xi Zhu saw that her expression was different, so she asked her, "It's been a long time since I saw you, how can you still be in a trance?"

Feng Shuangzhi was taken aback, then collected his expression, and only smiled: "I just suddenly thought of Yushu and the others, and Chen Xijia is gone... But it's all in the past. I heard that you are pregnant, how are you at home?" ?”

After Mingrui, Xizhu's natal family, died in battle, she had nothing to rely on. Fortunately, Agui Mingli had a good relationship with Mingrui at the beginning, and loved Xizhu more than his son Abida. Stumbling and stumbling, but after so many years, it can be considered that there have been no major conflicts. Maybe this is the way for young couples to get along.

Xizhu is relatively moderate in person, and it is unlikely that she will have a conflict with the man in the room.

"I'm naturally in good health. Ever since I heard that I'm pregnant, everyone in the manor has been taking care of me. Am I coming to the palace too? Next year at Abida, my father-in-law will find a Jiangnan governor It’s all due to your family and Heshen’s errand.”

Xizhu said with a smile on her face.

But Feng Shuangzhi frowned suddenly: "Abida is going to Jiangnan, what about you?"

"...I'm pregnant, so it's not suitable for me to travel, so I can only go by myself." When he said this, Xi Zhu's face was also a little sad.Feng Shuangzhi didn't know whether she had any relationship with Abida, but it was possible to have feelings after a long time, and most of them never had it before marriage.

Xizhu is pregnant, but Abida will go to Jiangnan next year, which is troublesome.

What did Feng Shuangzhi say about "it's because of your family and Heshen?" Feng Shuangzhi didn't like it. If Jiangnan didn't get involved with Heshen, the matter wouldn't be such a big mess. Wang Jie alone wouldn't be able to pull out such a big game of chess Come on, it's just that Wang Jie has become He Shen's pawn after all. In the Jiangnan matter, Wang Jie has nothing but a lot of enemies and promotions.

Stubborn donkey Wang Jie is still the same as before, and it's too late for others to hate him.

After a while of gossip, the palace banquet began, Feng Shuangzhi and the others came to their table again, it was none other than Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Li. Sun Shiyi and Li Shiyao had good friends in officialdom, and the female relatives of these two families often walked together Playing cards and the like, now that these two women came over hand in hand, they went straight up to curry favor with Feng Shuangzhi.

Feng Shuangzhi naturally remembered those who were still sarcastic and sarcastic back then, but now they became warmer as soon as they turned around, Feng Shuangzhi didn't say anything else, and dealt with them as usual.

After the New Year, Heshen was about to deal with Sun Shiyi and Li Shiyao, but now Feng Shuangzhi didn't show any signs of it.

Sun Shiyi's official position is relatively low, but Li Shiyao is difficult to deal with. He is still a bachelor, and the emperor likes him, but He Shen is powerful, and others don't know how far he can go.

In the middle of the banquet, Xizhu asked Feng Shuangzhi to come out, and the two sat in the side hall for a while.

Feng Shuangzhi lowered his eyes and said: "I have known Sister Xizhu for so many years, and Sister has something on her mind. It's not that I don't understand it. If you have something to say, just say it. Sister will help if she can."

In fact, I have already heard a little bit, but it's just that Xizhu needs to speak up by herself.

Xi Zhu and Feng Shuangzhi have known each other for so many years, and they have never asked Feng Shuangzhi for anything, and Feng Shuangzhi has never begged her. The two have always been equal sisters, and they have known each other for a long time. After all, I felt a little embarrassed, but in the end, those thoughts in my heart overcame the face she couldn't get rid of.

Xizhu smiled wryly: "Shuangzhi, I never begged you for anything, but the matter of Abida..."

Sure enough, it was Abida.

Feng Shuangzhi listened to Xizhu continue talking.

Xizhu said: "Not everyone can be like your family Heshen, who can still sit still in Jiangnan. I am just an ordinary woman with a concubine in the back house. If Abida goes to Jiangnan, I can't If you take me there, you can only take those concubines away, and maybe two troublesome ones will be left behind. I... I don't want him to go to Jiangnan... At the beginning, Abida begged for this matter, and Sir, this is what happened. It’s settled, Mr. Agui himself announced that he wanted Abida to go, so I thought——Let Mr. He push this matter away.”

A woman thinks a lot during pregnancy, not to mention her husband going to Jiangnan when she is pregnant?It's a woman who has to worry.

Xizhu didn't want to shed tears at first, but she didn't hold back for some reason, so she wiped it off quickly, not wanting her former friends to see her messed up.

Feng Shuangzhi stretched out his hand to shake her hand, and said: "Actually, you don't need to tell me about this matter. Mrs. Agui is upright and upright, and roughly looks down on Heshen. Eighth Uncle can't rub the sand in his eyes, Abi Da’s business will definitely not come to pass, even if it is [-]% now, Master Agui will be able to get rid of it with a word tomorrow, don’t worry.”

Ah Gui and Feng Shuangzhi are also related by relatives. Feng Shuangzhi had to call him the eighth uncle. When Jinchuan was settled down, Feng Shuangzhi even went to give gifts in the name of He Shen. At that time, Ah Gui thought that He Shen would Being a human being, but after a long time, I gradually began to see He Shen clearly.

He Shen is an unscrupulous person who fails to achieve his goal. At first, Agui felt that He Shen was pleasing to the eye, but gradually changed his opinion of He Shen because of political differences.

People who are not right will not be right after all. Ah Gui is not an absolute clean, but he will never allow him to agree with He Shen, or even ask He Shen to help his son with errands.Ah Gui likes He Lin. At the beginning, He Shen forced He Lin to work with Ah Gui. Ah Gui didn't like it at first, but after seeing He Lin's heart is more open and upright, he felt that He Lin was not like his brother. Gradually, he fell in love with him and was willing to promote Helin.

This is a good move. Now Heshen brothers have one civil and one martial arts. One is liked and promoted by Agui, and the other is still hated. This one is good and the other is bad.

Ah Gui will not fall out with He Shen, at most he will not like He Shen.

With Ah Gui's temper now, even if he doesn't say anything now, it's just not talking. How much energy does Ah Gui have?It's not like asking his son to go out to ask for peace.

Feng Shuangzhi comforted her in a warm voice, and Xizhu thought about it, and it seemed to be the same reason.She and Feng Shuangzhi had everything to say, but it was too petty to speak out about this kind of matter in the boudoir. "If he loses the position of Jiangnan Chief Envoy, what will he do..."

"Master Agui must have his own reasons for not wanting him to go to the south of the Yangtze River. Sometimes a position can blacken a person. Different people have different choices. Knowing a son is like a father. Let's see Master Agui." Feng Shuangzhi told her. Handing a handkerchief to wipe his tears, he said, "Even if he went to Jiangnan, you should be tighter and fight your stomach. Everyone in Agui's mansion will take care of your baby. As long as you have a son, you can talk about anything."

No matter who comes in, Xizhu's position will not be shaken.

Xi Zhu finally let out a long sigh, wiped away her tears and laughed, "I was too thoughtful during pregnancy, and I was too worried. After all, I am not as good at the long-term perspective as my sister."

"Where is my long-term perspective? It's just that I am narrow-minded, so I can understand my sister better."

Narrow-mindedness is emotional.

When Feng Shuangzhi said this, Xizhu also understood, so she asked Feng Shuangzhi to look at her face again, and now that she was right, she returned to the palace banquet.

"Why have you two been here for so long?" Mrs. Sun joked.

Feng Shuangzhi said with a smile: "I haven't seen Sister Xizhu for a long time, it's rare to sit together, but I want to go over and talk about myself, and reminisce about the old relationship. Is it okay for the two of you to be here? Could it be that Concubine Dun doesn't mind?" gone?"

"Where is that, Concubine Dun came here just now, and said that you two must have gone to catch up on the old days, and even praised yourself, saying that she must have arranged the position correctly." This time, it was Mrs. Li who spoke.

Feng Shuangzhi said in his heart that this position is really right, maybe Li Shiyao and Sun Shiyi supported the elder eighth elder brother, which is why he has a good relationship with Concubine Dun, and he deliberately pulled the two of them to sit at this table.

In the second half of the banquet, Feng Shuangzhi casually spoke out to test these two people, and found that they seemed to have a good opinion of Eighth Prince, so Feng Shuangzhi understood everything.

After the banquet, Feng Shuangzhi let Xizhu go first, but he stayed behind.

Concubine Dun told her to wait first, but now she was standing in the hall waiting, not wanting to see Concubine Dun come in with a happy face after a while.

"And madam, we are going to be in-laws."

This sentence immediately made Feng Shuangzhi dizzy, Feng Shuangzhi didn't understand, she was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Why do you like it?"

Concubine Dun came over to shake her hand, put her on her hand and said, "Isn't it about the fat boy born in the first month of your family and my Shi Gege? I haven't had time to talk about it. , I was so happy to drink that I actually said it directly, now your Fengshen Yinde and my Shi Gege match very well."

"..." In the front hall, the emperor said happily after drinking?He Shen is also there, and He Shen failed to stop him, maybe he can't stop him?This marriage was finally settled, Feng Shuangzhi made a smile on his face, "Now it's my concubine who wants to thank the dog on behalf of the dog, and it's the honor of our family to cling to the marriage of the empress. .”

These words made Concubine Dun feel at ease, she only said to Feng Shuangzhi: "Let's see, it's your favor, if you helped me that day, I have to repay you."

Feng Shuang held back his knees and saluted, "I'll save my life."

At this moment, Concubine Dun asked someone to send Feng Shuangzhi away. Feng Shuangzhi walked with a cold heart all the way.

The wind from the Forbidden City was blowing on her body, even if she was wrapped in a cloak, she couldn't stop it.

When she was walking through the garden near the Compassionate Ning Palace, she suddenly stopped in her tracks and asked the palace man holding the lamp, "What happened in front of you just now?"

The palace man bowed his head: "I have never seen it."

Feng Shuangzhi thought it was because her eyes were dazzled, she didn't think about it any more, but she changed her mind and said, "I have been serving the Empress Dowager for many years, and it's the New Year's Eve today, so let's kowtow to the Empress Dowager first."

The palace man didn't say anything, as if he already knew about it.

Feng Shuangzhi turned around and went to the gate of the Empress Dowager's Palace. Nanny Fang was still sitting outside the Nuan Pavilion and guarding. When someone came in and said that Feng Shuangzhi had come, she was surprised and didn't know what she was doing.Aunt Qin was still inside, so she asked the palace servants to go inside and say something.

After a while, Aunt Qin came out and heard Nanny Fang talk about it. Aunt Qin said: "Go and see her, it's considered a caring person to catch the snow in the middle of the night."

"It's just that the queen mother is not in good health, I'm afraid I won't be able to see her." Mother Fang reminded.

So they went out and told Feng Shuangzhi, and Feng Shuangzhi knew that he couldn't get in, so he smiled and said: "The Empress Dowager treats me preferentially, because of the ban in the palace, I dare not come to visit these days, I want to take advantage of the palace banquet Yes. But, since I can't see you today, I'll kowtow to the Empress Dowager outside here."

Without saying a word, she knelt down, kowtowed her head on the steps sincerely, and said: "Shuang Zhi thanked the empress dowager for taking care of her this year, and wish the empress dowager all the best."

Aunt Qin and Nanny Fang hurriedly helped her up, "Have such a heart with Madam, the Empress Dowager must be moved."

Feng Shuangzhi gathered the cloak around himself, and said: "It's getting late, because of the palace ban, Shuangzhi has to leave first. Now that the Empress Dowager is ill, if the two aunts have any embarrassments, it's okay Take advantage of the opportunity to ask someone to come to Shuangzhi, and do your best if you can, the two aunts please don't blame Shuangzhi for his reckless words."

"What are you talking about with Madam, you are kind-hearted." Nanny Fang sighed and watched Feng Shuangzhi walk away.

"This and Madam are really honest people."

Aunt Qin also sighed.

The two went in, but they didn't expect the queen mother to wake up, and asked them who was outside, they said it was Feng Shuangzhi, and then praised Feng Shuangzhi again, thinking that the old Buddha would be happy, and didn't want the queen mother to catch her eyelids , After a long time, he said: "The Ai family can't last long. If the Ai family goes, you will receive the order from the Ai family and ask the emperor to bestow her death."

Nanny Fang and Aunt Qin were so shocked that they couldn't speak. Seeing that the Queen Mother had fallen asleep, the two looked at each other in shock.

Now the queen mother only has this sentence, and she has fallen into a coma again. What she said-is it a decree, or a dream?