Queen's Road in the Red House

After more than a month, the Rongguo Mansion has been cleaned up by Jia Min in an orderly manner.

But when Mrs. Wang finished her outside affairs and accepted her son to stay in the palace, when she finally turned her mind to housework, she finally found that all the servants who were useful were forced to retire from important posts, and she became a polished commander.

No, I am not the commander anymore.

That's when I was shocked: she had been in business for ten years, but once she returned to the pre-liberation, she became the same starting line as Mrs. Xing.

Now even Sister Feng is better at talking at home than her!

Mrs. Wang finally came back to her senses, gathered her energy and began to please her mother-in-law, and Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Xing stood guard at both sides like standing guard.

It's a pity that Jia's mother has become Jia Min now, she is standing on a wall, she has never wavered, and she doesn't mean to give her face at all.

Mrs. Xing occasionally got the job of choosing a new maid, but Mrs. Wang was completely put on hold.

Jia Baoyu was not at home, Mrs. Wang was at a loss, so she had to grit her teeth and find another way: Doesn't the old lady like Lin girl, okay, then treat Lin girl hard, let the old lady see what I want.

Coincidentally, Mrs. Xing, who was instructed by Wang Xifeng, also discovered this path. The path has become a road, and everyone has to walk.

So today when they heard that Lin Daiyu's boat had arrived, both of them sent their closest confidantes to meet Daiyu.

Zhou Rui's family and Wang Shanbao's family waited diligently for Daiyu to board a large carriage with a copper top and blue silk. Then they put down their smiling faces, grunted face to face, and each got into the small blue cloth carriage at the back.

Sure enough, the carriage was packed very carefully.

This carriage used to be used by Sister Feng when she went out, but this time, to pick up Daiyu, everything inside was replaced with brand new ones. Not to mention the tea, there were two plates of fresh fruit and two plates of sweet and salty snacks, which showed that it was used thoughtful.

It's not that Daiyu has never seen how the people of Rongguo Mansion treated her, she frowned slightly when she saw this, and wanted to think again.

Zhou Huangwei took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile: "You have to think about it again, don't you? It's okay, there will be plenty of fun in the future."

She deliberately didn't tell Daiyu that Mrs. Wang was wiped out of the excitement of being a housekeeper - she seldom talked about Jialin's family, and mostly talked gossip to comfort Daiyu.After all, the real words have to be left to "Shi Taijun", and it is difficult for outsiders to reveal them early.

When Daiyu arrived at the Rongguo Mansion, she felt that the mental outlook of the servants she saw along the way had changed, and she lost the feeling of being a proud servant of a wealthy family.Treat Lin Daiyu very diligently.

Who doesn't know that the old lady is in a very bad mood these days, and she has made drastic changes in the house, and everyone is in dire straits.

Second Master Bao is not here again, now that Miss Lin is back, she will surely make the old lady happy, and everyone's life will be easier.

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Jia Min is a little timid because of his closeness to his hometown.

She didn't even dare to ask her daughter where her carriage and horses were, so she could only gossip: "Thrush outside..."

Yuanyang said helplessly: "Old lady, you have already asked the thrushes outside three times this morning to feed them? If you keep feeding them, you will die."

Jia Min couldn't laugh at such jokes.

Until the figure of her daughter appeared in front of her.

I saw Daiyu wearing a pearl-colored dress, without bead embroidery all over her body, only faint dark patterns of clouds, making her figure appear more and more delicate.There is a loose bun on the head, and the jewelry only uses a few plain silver twisted silk flowers and a suet white jade hairpin.

Seeing her daughter in such plain attire, Jia Min couldn't help but burst into tears, unable to stop.But Daiyu went in without knowing it, and was startled.

Jia Min cried for a while before waking up.

She didn't plan to reveal her identity to her daughter right away. If she hadn't experienced such an unpredictable thing, who would believe it.And take your time.

Unlike Daiyu's first entry into the Rongguo Mansion, this time in order to please the ancestors, the whole family stayed in the Rongqing Hall earlier, just waiting to see Daiyu and comfort them in order to express themselves.

So before Daiyu entered the door, before she could sit down, Madam Xing faced two crying faces: "Ah, poor niece!"

Those who knew it was Daiyu's father's death, but those who didn't know thought what happened to the two fathers.Speaking of it, the two cried more miserable than the other, and Daiyu became the crying companion.

Even in the process of weeping, I had to use my energy to persuade the two "distressed" aunts.

Jia Min was concerned about her daughter's health, and when she saw them crying twice, and when it became more and more unbearable, she stopped immediately.

The whole family just finished meeting one by one.

After Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng said a few words of comfort, Jia Min said: "Well, you are busy with your business and let us talk." The two left.

Just then Jia Min took Daiyu into her arms, looked at the description carefully, couldn't help stretching out her hand to straighten her clothes, and asked her if she had a safe trip and how she was.

Daiyu knew that her grandmother was injured by a tree branch, so she asked about it after she was safe.

Jia Min naturally said nothing was wrong, Daiyu looked at it carefully, seeing that the old lady was indeed more energetic than before she left, so she was relieved.

Sister Feng even joked aside: "The old lady's body is stronger than ours. I guess when our hair is all gray, the old lady will not talk about it when we see her, maybe she will return to her old age. Sister Lin, don't worry."

As soon as he said that, he invited Jia Min like a gust of wind, and went to arrange for the servants of the Lin family to arrange for them.

And here, Jia Min personally ordered Hu Po, Zhen Zhu and others to make beds for Dai Yu's house, make up the dowry, and even prepare the homely clothes that she will go back to change in a while.

Yuanyang smiled at the side and said to Daiyu: "The old lady has seen the girl's house in person every day these days. She has already prepared all the colors, let alone summer clothes, and even prepared a lot of handkerchiefs and fans for summer. , I'm afraid that the heat in Beijing will be early, and it will be troublesome to catch up."

Just as Daiyu thanked her, Mrs. Xing hurriedly said: "The old lady is still careful. I still remember that when the eldest girl first came, she was still the housekeeper of her younger siblings. Although she didn't know the size and couldn't make clothes in advance, she still had to prepare the satin. .As a result, the eldest girl was sitting with the old lady. Brothers and sisters, it was only when she remembered that she told Feng girl to take out two horses for her niece. It can be seen that the head of the house is not as careful as the old lady."

Mrs. Xing casually said these two words were heavy, as if she had a pine nut in her mouth and wanted to knock it off.

Mrs. Wang's face changed slightly.

She opened her mouth to explain, but Jia Min frowned and interrupted: "What are you doing for those stupid things you did? Who has the face to tell? Didn't you slap the face of the family? You all go first, leave me alone." Talk to Yu'er."

This blocked Mrs. Wang's defense, so she had no choice but to shake off the veil and leave.

Mrs. Xing didn't have a good face either: Jia Min wouldn't like Mrs. Wang, wouldn't she like Mrs. Xing who made Daiyu feel embarrassed by picking on this matter?

They were all driven away together.

Li Wan also came out with Sanchun, and when Tanchun walked to the door, he couldn't help but look back, only to see that the old ancestor's eyes were full of love and pity, and he just looked at Daiyu as if he couldn't get enough of it.

Tanchun's heart was sour: granddaughter and granddaughter, ordinarily, the granddaughter should be heavier.

Even in terms of talent and appearance, I am not as good as Sister Lin, but in terms of open-mindedness and cleverness, I will be pleasing. I must be better than Sister Lin. Why did the ancestors never see themselves?

In the final analysis, she was just a concubine, and Aunt Zhao was so careless, she was ashamed of herself.

Tanchun didn't want to look any more, so he turned his head and followed Li Wan away.

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After dinner, Jia Min deliberately kept only Daiyu by his side, and showed Daiyu the list of isolated ancient books that the emperor had promised to leave for her.

When Daiyu saw it, she couldn't help feeling sad.

Jia Min said softly, "Good boy, don't cry."

"The emperor misses the old kindness. Although your father has passed away, he has made plans for you during his lifetime, and there is still a place to protect you."

Jia Min said softly but firmly: "Now that you have brought the servants of the Lin family, you will naturally have your mother's dowry in your hands, everything from silver to land to shops. From now on, don't feel sorry for yourself, saying that every plant and tree is not enough. If you use other people's words, your parents will be sad when they hear it."

"Actually, you are no different from the Xue family, but you live here because of your relatives. Before your father left, he left the money for the Jia family to raise you. Let alone how many years you have lived here, it is decades. , are more than enough."

Daiyu thought of what Zhou Huangwei said again, and felt that she couldn't live up to her parents' arrangements during her lifetime.

"Old Ancestor, I know."

Jia Min couldn't help but feel sad when she heard her address like this.But people who have never experienced this kind of upper body crossing probably wouldn't think of it, and she didn't dare to tell her daughter directly, as it frightened her to death.

Forget it, let's talk about getting along.

Because Jia Min loves her daughter very much, the first day is simply in front of her eyes, and she doesn't call her anywhere.It was not until the second day that Daiyu distributed the Jiangnan earthenware and other things brought back to each room, and then sat down and chatted with the sisters who came to visit her.

Hearing that Jia Baoyu went to the palace as a reading companion, Daiyu was surprised and left.

Yuanyang, who was pouring tea for the girls next to him, was taken aback for a moment: That's it?In the future, Baoyu will hardly be seen again. Miss Lin is not sad?

Brainstorming in her head, she didn't get in the way of pouring tea.

Sanchun didn't dare to be served by her very much, so she thanked her sideways.

Tanchun even smiled and said: "Sister Lin, the old lady called all the sisters Yuanyang over, it shows how much she loves you, we granddaughters are going to go back."

It was still a joke when I said it, but Tanchun felt sad and envious after I finished talking.

Daiyu smiled: "Sister Yuanyang is not coming to help me for a few days."

Jia Min knew that the azalea beside Daiyu was also given by Jia's mother in the past, and she was very much looking forward to Baoyu and Daiyu's marriage.

Even later, he did something to test Baoyu.The commotion made everyone in the family know that Baoyu went crazy when she heard that Miss Lin was going to leave, and the rumors in private were very unpleasant.

So Jia Min immediately transferred Zijuan away, and said to Daiyu gently: "You brought two nuns and four older maids from home, these are the sons of your Lin family, call them It’s better to serve you, and it’s easy for you to learn how to regulate people.”

He also said that he was afraid that these people were not familiar with the place where Jia's family lived, so he asked Yuanyang to come and look after Daiyu's house for a few days.

Yuanyang understands that she is a living example, and when she pokes into Lin Daiyu's room, everyone in Jia's family immediately understands how much the old lady values ​​and loves Miss Lin.

So Yuanyang didn't say anything, but patted his chest to express that he would definitely complete the task.

Follow the example, Jia Min made such a gesture, each house and master would naturally send someone to care for them, and send some things to express their hearts.

So in the morning, just rewarding Feng Daiyu and wholesaled more than a dozen of them.

Mrs. Xing's companion, Wang Shanbao's family, took the purse from Daiyu's new maid, Moran, and went away with a smile.

When I got out of the Rongqing hall, I opened it and took a look. Inside were two brand-new silver peanuts, worth two taels of silver.

Wang Shanbao's family smiled, but when they turned around the screen wall, they heard Liu's family from the big kitchen chattering with Laifu's family, talking about Miss Lin.

"...I put 50 taels of silver there now, saying that in the future, there will be more food for people like the Lin family in the big kitchen. Naturally, it will be supplemented by the big kitchen. I hurriedly said, the girl is out of sight, and the old lady has already arranged it. , the rules and regulations are clear, where the girl will give the money."

Lai Fu's family sighed: "Oh, it's hard for Miss Lin, her parents are gone, and she's here alone, so naturally she doesn't want to take advantage of our family, so it's useless to make people talk. Isn't Sister Pan's speech very unpleasant? Miss Lin Whenever I want something extra in the room, I complain that I came here without food or drink, and I’m picky and troublesome, and I’m not a serious master, but I’m here to hate you.”

Wang Shanbao's family immediately took note of the person surnamed Pan, and prepared to go back and tell Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Xing caught and dismissed such a person, the old lady must be happy.

The Liu family lowered their voices, and continued to gossip: "She didn't know how a dog's eyes look down on people. You don't know. I heard that Miss Lin has money in her hand. It was left by my aunt before she passed away, and the ten-mile red makeup of my aunt. Give it all to Miss Lin."

The person who came to Fu's family couldn't help but took a deep breath: "Auntie, that was really terrible." The voice changed: "Miss Xue is also very generous. After all, the money of the Xue family is piled up like a mountain. It's just that Miss Xue is in the end. I have a real brother, and I don't know who will get married in the future, and who will have more ostentation with Miss Lin."

The Liu family thought about it for a while: "Ms. Lin is sitting on nothing in her hands. It's not like Xue's family is an imperial merchant, and money is pouring in every day. If you want me to say, it's Miss Xue who has a stronger waist. After all, she has a mother and a brother."

The person on the other side smiled: "So our Second Grandma Bao is better than Miss Xue, who has a good temper and is good at serving, let's give more rewards..."

When Wang Shanbao's family heard this, they immediately appeared and scolded: "Even the girl's family dares to make arrangements, and if Wang Fa is lost, I will drag you to see your wife!"

Sister Feng is clever and knows that Jia's mother now values ​​Daiyu and the rules and decency of the family.Naturally, I also reminded Mrs. Xing of the big house, and asked Mrs. Xing to control the servants of the big house, stop chewing their tongues every day, and don't use grass sticks to tease tigers.

As the number one confidant of Wang Shanbao's family, he is naturally aware of it.

So he came out immediately at this time, ready to catch the typical mistakes, make an example, and win face for Mrs. Xing.

The servants of Rongguo Mansion are all criss-crossed, as long as one or two are caught and severely punished, others will know the taboo.

Wang Shanbao's family was in a good mood: they came out today and not only received a reward of two taels of silver, but also captured several criminals, which can be described as a double gain of fame and fortune.

Mrs. Xing used to sleep in the house in a daze, but now it's hot every day. She wakes up every morning to greet Jiamu and fights with Wang, and she will take a nap at noon because she is tired.

Wang Shanbao's family whispered a few words in her ear, and Mrs. Xing expressed a lack of interest.Whoever's daughter hurts, Mrs. Xing's behavior towards Daiyu is just to please Jia's mother, so she doesn't care much when she hears that Daiyu is being discussed behind her back.Wang Shanbao's family kept up their efforts and said: "The Liu family manages the big kitchen, but Zhou Rui's family recommended it to the second wife."

Mrs. Xing opened her eyes: I won't be sleepy if you want to talk about this.

At that time, he stood up, personally crushed the Liu family and the Laifu family, and did not forget to bring the mean daughter-in-law Pan in their words, and came to Rongqing Hall together.

Jia Min was taking Wang Xifeng to read the accounts. Seeing Mrs. Xing coming in arrogance, Sister Feng's heart beat, she still smiled and gave up her seat to her mother-in-law, and took the tea from Hu Po's hand and presented it to Mrs. Xing herself.

Mrs. Xing is not a crooked person, she just said what she just said in a few words, and then said angrily: "Old lady, you are talking about girls like this, there is no lawful servant in your heart, our family can't stay. Zhou Rui's family She is also doing old things. How can she push this kind of person to manage the big kitchen? I'm afraid that the girls have been wronged by her before. I don't know. Are Yingchun and the others her own daughters? It's my own business, but Miss Lin is a guest, so it's even more important not to lose courtesy."

Mrs. Xing rarely displayed [-]% of her acting skills. She wiped her tearless eyes with a handkerchief, and sighed: "To put it bluntly, if my aunt is here, it's fine if I neglect Miss Lin by chance, but it's just because of my aunt The grandpa and aunt are gone, so our family should treat her more carefully, so as not to make things difficult for her."

Sister Feng thought to herself: My God, today my mother-in-law is possessed by a god, and she actually said such appropriate words.

Sure enough, these words could reach Jia Min's ears and heart, and he smiled at Mrs. Xing.

The tone is also very gentle: "Yes, it can be seen that you, as an aunt, really love your niece, and you are not a posturing person."

Then his face became cold again: "As for these slaves, they are all sent to Zhuangzi, and they are not allowed to enter the mansion to serve. The two who have talked about the girls in their mouths will fight twenty battles before being kicked out."

Then he took another look at Sister Feng: "You have to take care of your tongue at home."

Sister Feng responded quickly.

Jia Min held the teacup and thought for a while: "Don't worry about this matter, and don't make a fuss—the reputation of the girls is important."

Fortunately, Daiyu is still young, and her father still has three years of filial piety, cut off these gossips from now on, and it will be no problem to discuss marriage after three years.

Mrs. Xing waited eagerly.

Jia Min didn't disappoint her either: "In the big kitchen, there must be a daughter-in-law in charge, so I'll leave it to you to pick someone."

Mrs. Xing was overjoyed.

What kind of place is the big kitchen? Although it is not the most decent place, it is a place with plenty of oil and water.The daughter-in-law in charge has changed her person. If anyone wants to send their children to work in the big kitchen in the future, they will have to come to Mrs. Xing. After going back and forth, she can grab her contacts in the mansion.

The old lady saw her heart, and rewarded her!

Sister Feng also laughed beside her: "My wife is well-informed, and she will be able to pick out a good man to envoy."

But I also understand in my heart: the lady in charge of the big kitchen is rich and powerful, but she is only the third person in the big kitchen, and the people who really control the lifeblood of the big kitchen are the purchasing manager and the warehouse manager.

Both of these two were from the ancestors, and they were chosen to be honest and diligent, so as not to cause corruption of one egg and one tael of silver.

As for the remaining lady in charge of the stove, although the servants will fight for it, it has little impact on the mansion.

It doesn't matter if Madam Xing chooses, it's just a slap in the face of Madam Wang.

Sister Feng couldn't help but glanced at the calm-faced old ancestor: After taking care of the family for more than a month, she has already seen that the old lady definitely hates the second wife, and suppresses her everywhere, not even the basic face. too lazy to give.

But why?What exactly caused the old lady's attitude to change drastically?Did something happen that she didn't know?

After Sister Feng couldn't figure it out, she left it alone.

Anyway, as long as my life is better than before!

"Feng girl."

Sister Feng quickly came back to her senses, and said with a smile, "The old ancestor ordered."

"Zhou Rui's family, take care of the affairs of the wife and grandma in the house every day. If you are so careless, you don't have to work as an errand anymore. Go and tell the second wife to change Zhou Rui's silver rice."

Mrs. Xing was overjoyed in her heart, but her face was tense and she sighed: "Old lady, it is the dowry brought by my younger brother and sister. If you ask Feng girl, a junior, to tell her, my younger brother and younger sister can't bear it both in face and in their heart. Why don't I run away?" Wouldn't it be nice for my sister-in-law to explain to her slowly?"

Jia Min smiled.

This elder sister-in-law is very funny sometimes, her eyes are shining brightly: tell me to go, tell me to go, I'm going to see Mrs. Wang's bad luck, go and make trouble!

Jia Min agreed, and even gave her another Shangfang sword: "Since you care about your siblings, let you go."

"By the way, tell her that both Yuanchun and Baoyu are in the palace, let her teach Huan'er well. She is obviously a son of a big family, but she has no grace at all. She is the aunt after all, so why don't you just let her go?"

Mrs. Xing was so happy, she immediately said: "My daughter-in-law knows, I must tell my younger siblings!"

The sonorous tone of the voice is like the sound of throwing gold and stones.

Jia Min couldn't help but raised his hands and covered his ears.

Seeing that Mrs. Xing turned around and killed her again, Sister Feng hurriedly resigned and went to deal with the three pale-faced servants who were kneeling outside.

They were all the sons of the Rongguo Mansion, and when they heard that they were going to be kicked out and could no longer serve in the mansion, they cried heartbroken, but the old lady ordered that there was no room for change, so they could only pack up their things and go to the village weeping.

Daiyu came in at this time, and when Jia Min saw her, he smiled from the bottom of his heart, and asked how many nights he slept peacefully, whether the breakfast was delicious, and whether the new maid was obedient. talk.

Daiyu felt warm in her heart, so she answered all of them, and then asked, "Grandmother, Sister Yuanyang said you called me."

Jia Min smiled and said, "The Xu family has come to Beijing, and Mrs. Xu's family has handed over a letter of invitation to come to visit, and specifically asked to meet you."

Daiyu asked suspiciously, "You only want to see me? I haven't passed the filial piety yet, so it's not easy to see foreigners."

"Master Xu once worked with your father in the south of the Yangtze River. Mrs. Xu said that when your father passed away, they had already set off, and the funeral ceremony has not yet arrived, so I feel guilty and must come to visit you."

Daiyu thought for a while, and said: "Old lady, if Master Xu and father are really close friends, how can they miss the funeral ceremony, if they are not so close, there is no need to come to see a girl like me."

No matter how you think about it, it's weird.

Jia Min couldn't help laughing, and held her in his arms: "Yu'er is really smart. This Mrs. Xu is not interested in drinking. She is using your name to test me."

"You will be thirteen in the new year. I will start teaching you everything from the situation of the imperial court outside to the trivial matters of housekeeping."

Mother Jia took the girls to play together all day long, not so much for teaching, as for calling a few children to relieve her boredom.

The rest is not very disciplined, but Jia Min knows that Jia's mother didn't treat her like this back then. When she was twelve or thirteen years old, she began to teach her the skills that should be used in marriage.

Where is it like it is now, the Spring Festival is fourteen, and it is still a blank sheet of paper, so weak that even the servants can't control it.

"The Xu family who is going to visit the mansion is the family of the second prince's mother."

"Now there are six princes in the palace, but the fifth and sixth princes are all young, so let's not count them for now."

"Among the other four princes, the Eldest Prince is the eldest. His birth mother is Concubine Zhou. The most outstanding member of his mother's Zhou family is the Eldest Prince's second uncle. He is a second-rank military general guarding the border. Now he is his uncle who is coming to Beijing. Because he has no official position, It is more convenient to enter Beijing.”

Military generals are generally not allowed to move around at will, so even if there is good news about a noble concubine and prince from Tianxiang's family, General Zhou can't walk away.

"The second prince gave birth to his mother, Concubine Ming. His mother's Xu family is a well-known family in Shu, with a noble family. Originally, Master Xu was the censor in Beijing alone. After the emperor ascended the throne, the Xu family moved to Beijing with his whole family."

Daiyu's thoughts were clear: Zhou's family and Xu's family all came to Beijing, presumably they came for the crown prince.

I'm afraid that the empress and prince in the palace will be alone and helpless.

Seeing that Daiyu understood, Jia Min simply opened up and said: "The third prince's birth mother, Concubine Kang, the Liu family never went to Beijing—it was also because the third prince was sick and weak since childhood, and there were two older brothers on top, and a younger brother from the third son on the bottom. The prince... the Liu family probably only waits for him to become a rich prince."

When talking about the four princes, Jia Min used a solemn tone: "The four princes are descended from the direct line. Their biological mother, Mrs. Zhong, passed away early, and they were posthumously named Empress Xiaoyi. His mother's family, the Marquis of Changyuan, is far away in Guangdong and Guangxi. Go to Beijing."

"This time the Xu family came to our house in a hurry, and they wanted to check our family's attitude."

"Yu'er, it was the fourth prince who made it possible for your second cousin to enter the palace as a companion. The other two princes are not very happy."

Daiyu was startled: Then the Jia family got on line with the fourth prince whose mother's family couldn't enter Beijing?

Jia Min patted her hand reassuringly: "The fourth prince was born in a legitimate family. Although the princes of this dynasty are established not by the elders, but by the virtuous, but even in ordinary families, the birth of the sons and concubines is different, let alone the royal family. Although I tend to lean towards the Fourth Prince above, this time, it's just a relationship, not a stand in line."

Daiyu nodded: "Grandma, don't worry, I will be careful when I see Mrs. Xu tomorrow, and I will not talk nonsense."

Jia Min smiled, and helped her hold the jade hairpin on her temples: "Tomorrow is fine, Mrs. Xu is just using your name to test the meaning of Ningrong Second House, and she will not speak to your child. "

"I'm explaining this to you for the purpose of being summoned by the palace in a few days."

Daiyu was startled: "In the palace?"

"The emperor thought of your father's loyalty, and he died of a sudden illness in office. Now that he has received a posthumous title, he will naturally show you favor. In a few days, the empress will send you into the palace."

"That's why what you said just now is not for Mrs. Xu, but for your words and deeds in the palace."

"Yu'er, you have to understand in your heart. The eldest prince and the second prince thought that the Jia family had connected with the fourth prince, seeking the position of the prince's companion. They went to file a complaint two days ago but were punished by the emperor. Naturally, their stomachs were full of anger." , their two mothers and concubines couldn't be happier.

Naturally, these two would not have any kindness towards the girl sent in by the Rongguo Mansion.

Daiyu was smart, so she naturally thought clearly, and there was some worry in her brows.

After all, it is a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old, thinking about the strict rules and regulations in the palace, and thinking about the imperial concubine and Ming concubine who are ready to find fault, it is not strange.

Jia Min comforted: "Don't worry, Yu'er, I won't make you suffer."

Compared to what she could tell Daiyu the truth, Jia Min knew more: the two princes jointly sued the younger brother, and they were both disgraced. Harem Grace.

Concubine Zhou and Concubine Ming became even more angry: their son was scolded because of the Jia family's affairs, and there was another Jia family's "sister" in the palace to be favored, so they naturally couldn't get used to the Jia family.

So how can there be any kindness towards Lin Daiyu who lives in Jia's house.

Due to the fact that the empress has no favor and no children, Concubine Zhou and Concubine Ming are both in charge of the Sixth Palace, and Daiyu has to pay her respects whenever she enters the palace.

Let alone Daiyu, Jia Min was terrified thinking about it, and contacted Xin Hongcheng to decline.

Although being called into the palace is an honor and grace, Jia Min would rather not let her daughter go to the palace to be tortured in order to make a false name.

Xin Hongcheng wrote back and said: Don't worry, Miss Lin will not be wronged, and he will enter the palace in a few days, he can guarantee that everything will be safe.

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At the same time, in Fengyi Palace in the imperial city.

Empress Yang watched Xin Hongcheng eat with a smile, and she didn't forget to tell the maid behind her: "Move that salt and pepper rabbit leg over, Cheng'er likes to eat it."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"Oh, it's pitiful, I was scared yesterday." The queen sighed: "Fortunately, the emperor loves you."

Empress Yang herself was not favored in the slightest. Yesterday, the empress dowager, the empress dowager, and the four giants tried Xin Hongcheng's mistake. Everyone else opened their mouths. Only Empress Yang had to keep her mouth shut and dared not say a word, for fear of adding fuel to the flames.

If it is said that when she first entered Xunwang's mansion, she was good to the son left behind by the late concubine for the sake of others to praise her virtuousness, then after a few years of hard work, she really has some true feelings of being a mother.

Seeing Xin Hongcheng kneeling down yesterday, I felt panicked in my heart.

"Are you really getting involved with the Jia family? Cheng'er, tell me if you need money in the future, don't make mistakes and catch your father's eyes."

Xin Hongcheng didn't explain, just smiled: "Mother, my son knows everything, and I will ask you for anything I need in the future. If there is something today, I will beg you."

Empress Yang became happy: "If you have anything to say, just talk about it. The matter of the horse is already taken care of, and it's just waiting to be sent to Beijing. What else do you want?"

The Yang family is the family of military generals, guarding the northwest for generations, close to foreign races, controlling the lifeline of the local smuggling and importing business, and there is absolutely no shortage of money.Now that the daughter of the family has become a queen again, naturally there is a steady stream of rich money being sent to the capital.So although Queen Yang is not favored, she is still rich.

Xin Hongcheng tore the roasted rabbit legs.

Empress Yang was born in a general family, and she didn't pay much attention to eating and sleeping, and it was common for mother and son to talk while eating.

"Queen Mother, did Emperor Father tell you to call Duke Lin's daughter into the palace to comfort and reward her?"

Empress Yang nodded: "Qin Wulai has passed on the decree. I think that tomorrow is the fifteenth day. It will be inconvenient when all the family members of the palace enter the palace. I plan to pass it on to her in the future."

Xin Hongcheng smiled and said, "Mother, please pass it on later."

Empress Yang was puzzled: "What?"

"In front of the mother, the son will not speak those false words. If Miss Lin is passed on in the past two days, she will have to go to see Concubine Zhou and Concubine Ming. It's a stumbling block. Even if the queen mother is here to protect her, she will inevitably suffer some grievances."

Empress Yang's expression was slightly sad: the two concubines had sons, and they were in charge of the sixth palace, almost making her a queen.What Xin Hongcheng said was correct, not to mention Lin's daughters, even when Empress Yang's own girls entered the palace, they would have to be manipulated by Concubine Zhou and Concubine Ming.

It can be seen the situation of her queen.

Xin Hongcheng comforted: "Mother, don't be sad, the good days for the two of them are in these few days. So the son said, after this period, I will invite Miss Lin into the palace again."

Empress Yang was stunned: "What should I say? Could it be possible that the mistakes Hongyu and Hongyuan made today could implicate their own mothers?" After speaking, she shook her head again: "No way, the emperor valued them both in the palace before. People, now it’s just the children’s mistakes, don’t say that they won’t be implicated, I’m afraid that if they both go to beg for mercy, the emperor will even let your elder brother and second brother’s mistakes go.”

There is no such precedent before.

Especially Concubine Ming, who is gentle, intelligent, considerate, even as she gets older, she used to be favored first and foremost in the palace.Even if Xin Hongyuan made some mistakes, the emperor would let her go if he asked her to persuade her softly.

Thinking of this, Empress Yang couldn't help but feel even more dejected, and even felt a little guilty, and said to Xin Hongcheng: "I can't make it in this palace, and if I want to say something for you, I'm afraid it will backfire and make your father even more annoyed."

Xin Hongcheng put down the bowl, and said seriously: "My mother has treated my son well all these years, and my son understands it. My mother left early, thanks to my mother's care these past few years."

After finishing speaking, she grinned and her eyes brightened: "Mother, in the past two days, you can find some mistakes and omissions of Concubine Zhou and Concubine Ming and pass them to Emperor Father. My son promises that there are only advantages and no disadvantages."

Empress Yang was stunned.

Xin Hongcheng resigned after dinner. Lady Zou brought tea to the queen, and said worriedly: "Madam, what does the Fourth Highness mean... Do you really want to do it? What if the emperor is guilty of crime? What if the servant said something presumptuous?" If so, although you love His Highness the Fourth Highness, he is not your own, and whichever prince succeeds in the future, you will be the Empress Dowager."

There's really no point in taking any chances.

Besides, the friction between Empress Yang and the two concubines has not been a year or a half, and Empress Yang rarely has the upper hand.After a long time, the empress became less courageous and simply lived with the door closed.

She weighed Xin Hongcheng's words several times in her heart, and finally made up her mind: "Mother, empress dowager? The other princes all have their own mothers. Who will care about me, a powerless empress, in the future? My only reliance is Cheng." Son. Although that child is not my own, he has no biological mother, so he has some affection with me."

"Since he said that, he presumably heard something from the emperor. Forget it, even if it doesn't work, it's just that the emperor reprimanded me for being narrow-minded and not allowing concubines. Could it be possible to fall out of favor any more?"

Ms. Zou stopped talking.

That's right, with the empress's current situation, it's freezing point, no matter how cold it is.

In the matter of the harem, it is really easy to find some mistakes and omissions. In this palace, two pieces of cloth were missing, and in that palace the maids bickered and made noise. In such a huge harem, there will be no accidents any day.

After the day when the relatives of the fifteen concubines entered the palace, Empress Yang plucked up her courage and told the emperor a few things about the improper handling of the noble concubines and concubines since entering the palace.

Empress Yang didn't expect anything after she finished speaking, she just followed Xin Hongcheng's wishes.

Unexpectedly, the emperor immediately decreed to deprive Concubine Zhou Gui and Concubine Ming of the right to assist the harem, reprimanded the two concubines for being greedy for power, and asked them to shut their doors and think about their mistakes.

Empress Yang was startled, while Concubine Gui and Concubine Ming were dumbfounded.

Xin Hongcheng really understands the temper of his emperor's father, and a person who can love his house and black people is more likely to vent his anger.

In the way of the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor could not explicitly punish the eldest prince and the second prince, so he naturally wanted to vent his anger on the two concubines.The queen handed over the knife at this time, and the emperor naturally did it without hesitation.

In his heart, it was the imperial concubine and concubine Ming who didn't teach their sons well, which made them ignore the emperor and only know how to flatter the emperor!

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At noon, the second prince Xin Hongyuan, who got the news, dropped his pen.

"Fourth!"

The emperor was so strict that he ordered them not to talk nonsense, so the two princes who had been kicked could only admit it aggrievedly, even the imperial physician didn't dare to announce it, so they just smeared the medicinal wine on their own.

So the imperial concubine and concubine Ming didn't know that the emperor was furious.

All he knew was that his own son had sued the Fourth Prince, and the Supreme Emperor also reprimanded the Fourth Prince to erase the incident.

So this time it can be said that the head was covered and beaten with a sap, and I didn't know what was wrong, which made the emperor furious.

The two ladies didn't know, but the second prince immediately realized that it must be the fourth child's fault!

"Father wants to vent his anger again