Difficult for a son-in-law

Feng Jingqian is a gossip guy.

He kept asking his younger brother, "Does Ming Zhan have a maid who is close to him? Don't be too cautious with him. If he really likes it, you can be a concubine first. It is also possible to have children in the future, and then be promoted to a side concubine."

Feng Jingnan didn't expect Ming Zhan to be so disgusted with the matter of marrying a wife. Some aristocratic children also prefer masculinity, but they should be married. The main wife is in front of him. It is understandable to have a few servant boys. The son was suspiciously cold.He said to his elder brother, "I don't know what's wrong with it. The girls in his courtyard are all good-looking. At this age, I don't see any movement from him."

"Could it be that he doesn't know how to do it?" It's not possible, it's obviously taught.

Feng Jingnan's belly was filled with evil fire, and he cursed, "Freak, I've been a freak since I was a child."

Ming Zhan went back to the mansion from the temple quite face-saving, although he was feared by people, he was a victim; moreover, the emperor himself went up the mountain to bring him back to the mansion.

She has face, too much face.

So much so that Ming Zhan felt in his stomach that it was no big deal to accept the Ruan family daughter as a concubine.

He didn't return to the mansion for three days, so he went to greet Princess Wei first.

Princess Wei laughed, "Sure enough, the Buddha is recuperating people purely, and it looks like he's getting more and more promising."

"Mother." Ming Zhan sat beside Princess Wei and said with a smile, "Father said that the girl from the Ruan family came in as a side concubine."

"That's the only way to go." Concubine Wei remained calm, "Master Ruan resigned from the post of Shangshu. Although the Ruan family made mistakes in this matter, the emperor gave the marriage after all. The side concubine is the side concubine. There must be someone by your side." For personal service, the temperament of the girl of the Ruan family is not suitable for being a concubine."

Ming Zhan is also okay, in fact, Ming Zhan always feels that he is still young, and it is better to marry a wife after [-], and he does not have the ambition of Sangong Liuyuan.But do as the Romans do, if you don't put a woman by your side now, people in the world will doubt him.

"Father said that he will no longer interfere with my marriage."

Princess Wei smiled slowly, and looked at her son in relief, "It's a surprise."

"I want to get married later."

Princess Wei touched Ming Zhan's eyebrows, "You have a suitable candidate to tell mother." She said softly, "Your father should be clear about Mingyi."

"You just pretend you don't know." Princess Wei said softly, "Mrs. Ruan is your first famous side concubine, let her live in Pinlan Courtyard."

"Mother looked at the arrangement, and I have no objection."

All of a sudden, the maid brought exquisite pastries and mellow milk tea.

Ming Zhan picked up a piece, it smelled like mung beans, and it was covered with a layer of crushed walnut kernels. It tasted like a modern cake in his mouth.It's all thanks to Ming Fei.

"It's a little sweet."

Princess Wei laughed, "Next time, let's put less honey in the kitchen."

Ming Zhan heard that Li Lin has been secretly censored, but what does this have to do with him?On the other hand, Mingyi came to Mingzhan to find out what he had to do without going to the Three Treasures Hall. Mingzhan said a few perfunctory words, and watched Mingyi leave without thinking.

Mingyue sent a plate of cold cakes, and said, "Pinlan Courtyard is almost set up, Wangfei ordered, the son has nothing to do to go and have a look."

"Hey, um, what happened to the dowry from the Ruan family?" Ming Zhan was a little curious, took a few sips of herbal tea, and then heard Mingyue say, "What can we do? Return it back. Side concubine ceremony and main concubine ceremony How can it be the same? The head is the same, the side concubine cannot wear bright red. The big red silk flowers tied on the dowry are not suitable; moreover, the number of sets of side concubines dowry should not be too large. Take the rosewood furniture that is full of the room , the pendulums were all set up, and all of them were carried back to the Ruan family. Now they are replaced with red sandalwood pendulums."

Ming Zhan sighed and didn't speak. Another maid, Bao Zhu, came in to report, "Your Majesty, Li Cheng came to greet you."

"Let him come in." Ming Zhan glanced at the sun, it was already sunset, what could Li Cheng do at this time?

Li Cheng is the youngest son of Li Ming, the chief steward of Zhennan Wangfu in the imperial capital. Li Ming is close to the water. Six years ago, Mingli and Mingzhan brothers came to the imperial capital. At that time, Li Ming had the idea of ​​letting his son serve by Mingli's side.

Unexpectedly, there are not many other people around Mingli, and there are the most people. There are twelve boys who go out with them, and they usually take turns.

At that time Ming Zhan was still living in the palace and rarely went out of the palace. However, as his fame gradually increased, Li Ming lost his mind. His family served in the imperial capital Zhennan Wangfu for generations. At that time, everyone thought that Mingli was the candidate for the heir. , Ming Zhan will definitely stay in the imperial capital.

Li Ming asked his son to serve Mingli by his side, which meant something further, but it was difficult for Mingli to stand out, so instead of being a dispensable servant, it was better to establish a good relationship with Ming Zhan who would stay in the imperial capital in advance.But Ming Zhan had limited days to leave the palace, so Li Ming seized this limited opportunity to let his son show his face in front of Ming Zhan.

All kinds of services are really comprehensive.

It was inconvenient for Ming Zhan to bring outsiders to the palace, but he had a good impression of the Li family and his son.

In the future, the situation will change suddenly.

Five years have passed, and Ming Zhan has become the king of the world.When he came to the imperial capital again, it was not what it used to be, and there were few people around Ming Zhan, and there were still many vacancies.

Ming Zhan has a natural sensitivity in being a human being. He will still live in the imperial capital for a long time, so how can he not use the servants of the Zhennan Palace in the imperial capital to handle affairs. Therefore, when he first arrived in the imperial capital, he chose a few personal servants from the slaves.

Li Cheng was ordered by Ming Zhan to serve him, and the Li family father and son were even more grateful, and they have been extremely loyal ever since.

Li Cheng saluted respectfully. He hadn't been around Ming Zhan for long, but he knew the rules very well. The other servants also joined together, willing to help others but never taking credit, and gradually became the number one among the servants, and Ming Zhan also held him in high regard.

"Come here at this time, is there something wrong?"

Li Cheng said in a low voice, "The lord ordered someone to take away Fu Sheng, who is next to the Second Young Master, and make up a young servant, Xi Sheng, to serve the Second Young Master."

No wonder, no wonder Mingyi is restless today.

Ming Zhan nodded, "The number of people in the second son's courtyard should not be reduced, and should be served more carefully."

"Yes."

Mingyi is his elder brother, and it is absolutely unacceptable to beat a dog in the water.Of course, the relationship between him and Mingyi is not good, if he pleads for Mingyi all of a sudden, it is estimated that Feng Jingnan will be suspicious of him.

The best way is to respond to all changes with the same, or to be as indifferent as before.

When Ming Zhan returned home from the temple, everything went smoothly, but the Ruan family was just the opposite.

The Ruan family is now gloomy and gloomy.

Master Ruan Hou resigned from the position of Shangshu tactfully, and Feng Jingqian didn't say anything too harsh, but the good-looking daughter didn't keep her status as the concubine and was demoted to side concubine.

Mrs. Ruan had already cried bitterly while holding her daughter. After persuading her to sleep, she told the maids to take care of her carefully. Fang Hong went back to her yard with her eyes swollen.

Marquis Ruan aged more than ten years in one day, his eyes were wrinkled, the two deep nasolabial folds on his lips, and the white hair on his sideburns all showed that this man was already old.

Madam Ruan persuaded her distressedly, "This is the end of the matter, sir, don't be too sad, it's a good luck not to implicate the empress in the palace."

"That's right." Master Ruan sighed softly, "I just wronged the third girl. Let's tidy up her dowry again, and someone will come to pick her up from the Zhennan Palace in a few days. Although she is a side concubine, fortunately, there is no concubine by the prince's side. As long as the third girl gives birth to the eldest son first, life will not be difficult."

Mrs. Ruan wept. How is Zhennan Wang's side concubine Wei's family now? Her natal family is also in the Hou family's mansion. Her aunt is still the current queen mother. Concubine Wei has three sons and a daughter. It can be said that she is not favored. What is the result?She still has to bow her head in front of the concubines and sons, and even the eldest son can't be kept.

The current situation of her daughter is not even comparable to that of Concubine Wei back then. Concubine Wei and King Zhennan are at least direct cousins, childhood sweethearts, and have a deep relationship.

Thinking of this, Madam Ruan cried again.

"Let's wait and see in the future, at least I have the title of side concubine." Ruan Houye comforted the old wife.

Madam Ruan wiped her tears, "Yes, the princess is not difficult to get along with."

The sewing room got busy first, the original wedding dresses sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs could no longer be worn, they were replaced with peach red ones, and the bedding and clothes for dowry were also not allowed to be in the red color, all of them had to be redone.

Mrs. Ruan taught her daughter more carefully before marriage, "You must be respectful to the princess, that Mingfei, don't get too close. Mingfei is the daughter of Concubine Wei, and the princess only has a pair of twins, the prince and the princess. You can tell who is far and who is near, and don't do things that make the princess unhappy."

"I remember." Ruan Chensi lost a lot of weight, bit her lips and said, "The fourth girl is too shy, I really can't say a few words to her."

"Then don't get too close to Mingfei, no matter how generous the princess is, she won't like her." Mrs. Ruan caressed her daughter's hair, and said softly, "Our Ruan family is not very popular with the Queen Mother, The reason you made friends with the third girl before was to enhance the empress dowager's impression of the Ruan family and make your sister's situation better. And you will always grow up in the imperial capital with your son in the future, so you must enter the palace to pay your respects. I have a good impression. The third girl has a simple temperament. You can just deal with her perfunctorily, and don't offend her. But you have to distinguish between the serious and the serious. When you marry and follow your husband, you have to consider your son when you do things. You are the one chosen by the princess. , Wangfei only has one son, the eldest son, so you have to follow Wangfei's wishes. As long as Wangfei likes you, your position is the most secure."

"Will the concubine dislike her daughter..." What happened this time made the Zhennan Palace lose face, Ruan Chensi was wronged, and even more worried about her future life.

"No matter what, it takes time to see people's hearts." Madam Ruan said calmly, "You are a marriage gift from the emperor, and our Ruan family is also one of the best. Even if we lose the position of concubine, we must be confident. As long as you are safe If you share, you will be able to bear the pain. If you have a grievance, just tell your mother, your father and I will make the decision for you. "

Here, the mother and daughter of the Ruan family are speaking their own words, their daughter's marriage is not going well, Madam Ruan wished she could pass on half of her life's experience to her daughter.

Concubine Wei has always acted neatly, side concubines have the rules of side concubines, and the experienced mothers in the palace come to tell the etiquette of welcoming side concubines.

Nanny Li was Princess Wei's dowry girl back then, a confidant, and she discussed with Mrs. Ruan without any haste, "My concubine means that the dowry of the side concubine should not exceed eighty sets, and the princes and side concubines in the imperial capital all meet this standard." , there will be a concubine coming in later, the side concubine should be more humble, and the sisters will get along better in the future."

"The concubine is very thoughtful." Mrs. Ruan felt extremely uncomfortable, and asked with an apologetic smile, "Concubine Shizi? Listen to what the mother said, is the emperor going to give the son a marriage?"

Nanny Li smiled, "It's the old slave who is confused, and Madam misunderstood. The son will return to Yunnan with the prince and concubine next month, and he has no intention of marrying the concubine."

Madam Ruan felt relieved, fortunately, her daughter is the first famous woman of the prince after all, as long as she behaves well, it is enough to make the princess and the prince treat each other with admiration.

Although it was a joy to accept, but because of the big joke that day, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion did not make a big announcement this time, but sent a small sedan chair and four nuns over to carry him into the mansion.

The regulations of the Prince's Mansion are unmatched by the Hou's Mansion, and the Pinlan Courtyard is decorated according to the style of a concubine. The courtyard must be three points of style.

The dowry girl Cherry whispered, "I heard people say that this is the courtyard that was prepared for the girl before, and it is as big as three people. Waiting for tomorrow, the servant can accompany the girl to walk around in the courtyard."

Another big girl, Yang Mei, came in and said, "Miss, the concubine has sent someone to bring a banquet here. Madam, let's eat."

"Have you given any reward?"

"Give it to me." Yang Mei helped Ruan Chensi get up, but Ruan Chensi didn't have much energy, the scene of the big wedding was vivid in his memory, the son seemed to be very concerned about her engagement with the Li family before, I don't know if the son will come tonight?

Ming Zhan is also troubled by this matter, today is his happy occasion, the whole family married and had dinner together, Feng Jingnan stared at Ming Zhan, "Okay, drink two cups and go to Pinlanyuan Come on, don't make the newcomer wait too long."

Ming Zhan responded, then apologized and left the meeting.

Feng Jingnan secretly smiled, as if she was pretending to be something on weekdays, but now she couldn't wait.

The night wind blew away the heat, and Ming Zhan was about to turn back to his yard. He Yu reminded him in a low voice, "Master, that road does not lead to Pinlanyuan."

"That's a lot of talking, did I say to go to Pinlanyuan?" Ming Zhan rubbed his forehead, he was only 16 years old, he could wait two years before getting close to a woman.

Feng Jingnan was in a good mood today, and rested in Wangfei's courtyard after dinner.For a while, he smiled and ordered, "Li San, send a pot of warm wine to Pinlanyuan."

Li San was quite embarrassed, and whispered, "Master, the son did not go to Pinlanyuan."

"Why? Where did he go?"

"The prince has returned to his courtyard."

Feng Jingnan was a little worried at once, this damned weird boy couldn't really be interested in women, he got up and said to Princess Wei, "I'll go and see Ming Zhan."

"Ming Zhan may be young and tender-faced, not enlightened." Princess Wei smiled, "It's good for the prince to persuade him."

Feng Jingnan summoned Ming Zhan to his study.

In the middle of the night, Ming Zhan had just taken a bath, his hair was slightly damp, and was loosely tied behind his head. He was wearing a loose homemade green silk robe, and stepped on a pair of thousand-layer-soled cloth shoes. He came in the twilight.

For the sake of Ming Zhan's face, when Li San brought herbal tea, no third person was left in the study. Feng Jingnan called Ming Zhan to sit beside him, and asked in a way that did not hurt Ming Zhan's self-esteem, "Why not?" How about going to Pinlanyuan? But you don’t like Ruan’s appearance?"

From Feng Jingnan's point of view, Ming Zhan is indeed a weirdo. Thinking about how early in the year he had switched off and pulled the little palace maid to make fun of him, he didn't need someone to teach him.But at Ming Zhan's age, he is still ignorant, and he is still so awkward after having been taught. Why don't people worry for him.

"Didn't the father say that I should wait for a few years before having an heir?" Ming Zhan had a good reason.

Feng Jingnan coughed, "These are two different things. You don't always get close to women, but what's the reason? Didn't you learn it last time?"

Ming Zhan was so embarrassed that he couldn't speak, Feng Jingnan saw him embarrassed, and was rarely considerate, "If you have any questions, just ask me."

"No, I just think I'm still young, and it's not too late to find a woman after I'm 20."

"What's wrong with you? You came up with such a strange thing again?" Feng Jingnan really didn't understand the structure of Ming Zhan's head, and asked angrily, "Are you not curious about women at all?"

Ming Zhan shook his head honestly, "Aren't one nose and two eyes the same?"

"Stupid! How can this be the same!" Feng Jingnan looked at Ming Zhan dumbfounded, and said in a low voice, "You are so stupid, you probably have never been intimate with a woman before, and you will know how comfortable it is once you try it. I won't taste it today. No matter Lan Yuan, I will arrange two concubines for you, you can try first."

"No, no, I will." Ming Zhan looked at Feng Jingnan seriously, and emphasized again, "I really will, I don't need to be taught. I just want to get close to women later. The book says that I have to be 20 years old Only after that can we have a relationship between a man and a woman.”

Feng Jingnan didn't believe Ming Zhan's nonsense at all, "You only know a few words, and you dare to say that you read it in a book, which book, let me have a look."

Ming Zhan was impatient, "Anyway, I don't want to have sex with a woman now, so don't force me. I'm married to a girl from the Ruan family, so what's the matter? Why do you even take care of my bed, more than your mother Long winded."

"I'm not worried about you. You think your mother is not in a hurry," Feng Jingnan rubbed his hands and asked Ming Zhan, "Aren't you okay?"

Any man's reaction to the word "no" is one word, Ming Zhan's face flushed, and he glared at Feng Jingnan angrily, "Whether I can do it or not, you can just ask Uncle Huang!"

"Then tell me, why don't you want to get close to women?" At this point, Feng Jingnan looked at Ming Zhan strangely, "Could it be that you only treat men?"

"In short, don't worry about it." Ming Zhan said with a dark face, "I'm fine, I'll go back."

However, Feng Jingnan felt that his guess was very reliable, and sighed, "You will always have Ji concubine in the future, among other things, there must be a first concubine and four side concubines. Women are different from men. Their lives are mainly in the backyard, so it’s good for you not to be obsessed with women. However, if you don’t always get close to them, it’s easy to have disputes.”

"I just want to be late."

"Sooner or later it's different," Feng Jingnan said, "Women are not just women, they also have families behind them. If you neglect the Ruan family like you, now that the Ruan family is at a loss, naturally they dare not say anything. For two years, even if the Ruan family can't afford to offend us, there will inevitably be resentment in their hearts. It's not that you are required to go every day, just once or twice a month, but you have to touch her."

"Understood." Ming Zhan said helplessly, "I'll go there now."

"You have reached the age of enlightenment. Instead of always solving it with your hands, you might as well find a woman and kill two birds with one stone." Feng Jingnan said softly, "Don't always think about messy things. If you don't touch her, she has to guard. Even if Hypocrisy, women, if you coax them, they will be happy."

"That girl is still young, and she is a little bit reluctant."

"I can't see that you are quite sympathetic." Feng Jingnan patted Ming Zhan on the shoulder, "Men have responsibilities that men should fulfill, don't think that as long as the errands are done well, it will be fine. If the backyard is not stable, it will still be broken It's a big deal. Even if you don't want to have sex with Ruan now, you have to deal with it in the past."

"In the future, don't order me a woman casually. It won't work if you want to sleep peacefully."

"This can't be guaranteed. A marriage contract is the best alliance. You have been granted the position of the main concubine, and there are still three seats for the side concubine. If necessary, you still have to accept it." Feng Jingnan said, "You will enjoy the royal son honor, and do our best for the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."

"Then at least discuss it with me."

"Okay." Feng Jingnan urged, "Go to Pinlanyuan, and talk for a while."

Having said that, Ming Zhan would feel a little unflattered if he didn't go to Pinlanyuan.

It's just that being forced to do this kind of thing is really uncomfortable. When Ming Zhan arrived at Pinlanyuan, Ruan Chensi was staring at the candle, and when he saw Ming Zhan, the surprise in his eyes made Ming Zhan slightly moved.

On the second day, Ming Zhan specially waited for Ruan Chensi to get dressed.

Ruan Chensi sat in front of the makeup mirror, even without rouge, her face was flushed, and she smiled sweetly.She was born sweet, but now her eyes are curved, she is shy and cute.

"Chen Si Chen Si, were you born in the morning?"

Ruan Chensi raised her eyebrows in the mirror, her voice was still very clear, "The prince guessed right, the concubine was born in the morning." Looking at Ming Zhan's figure in the mirror, Ruan Chensi smiled, "The concubine heard that the prince and the princess were born At that time, the earth was shaken, and a mountain in Yunnan collapsed, but really?"

Ming Zhan was drinking tea when he heard the words and almost spit out, "Who are you listening to nonsense? There is no such thing. It was because of the continuous rain in Yunnan, a mudslide broke out on the mountain, and then there was an earthquake, which caused me trouble. I haven't seen my father for a month since my sister was born."

"What about the father?"

"It's out there for disaster relief." Feng Jingnan just came to the throne, and such bad things happened. The ancients were superstitious, and Feng Jingnan didn't like Ming Zhan for some reason.

Ruan Chensi laughed "puchi", and the ruby ​​beads on the sparrow head hairpin shone with light and shadow, "I don't believe it, the son is used to joking."

"Okay, let's go say hello to mother." Ming Zhan held Ruan Chensi's hand, Ruan Chensi blushed slightly, and glanced at her husband with a smile, her heart was extremely sweet.

Seeing her son and Ruan Chensi coming hand in hand, Princess Wei slowly showed a smile on her face, and after the two of them saluted, she said in a warm voice, "Ming Zhan, go and pay your respects to your father, I will leave Chensi here for breakfast."

Feng Jingnan was waiting for Ming Zhan, seeing his son smiled meaningfully, Ming Zhan was a little embarrassed, and asked Hou, "Did your father sleep well last night?"

It's really weird, how can I hear Ming Zhan say such considerate words on weekdays, but Feng Jingnan doesn't buy Ming Zhan's account, and sighs, "No, I've been thinking about you all the time."

"What's there to worry about." Ming Zhan grinned, and whispered to Feng Jingnan, "At first I couldn't bear it, but later I thought it was pretty good." Wenxiang Nuanyu, such a gentle woman, is almost extinct in modern times.

Being cheap and acting like a good boy, Feng Jingnan got up and walked out, asking, "Li San, the son's tonic soup is ready."

Li San hurriedly said, "The chef stewed it last night, it's very fragrant."

Ming Zhan asked with a smile, "Did you eat it secretly, or how do you know Xiangnong?"

"Your Majesty has wronged this servant, even if this servant steals it, it would be a waste of money for a blind man to light a lamp," Li San said bitterly, "It's useless."

Ming Zhan was alert and asked Feng Jingnan, "What did you cook for me?"

"Supplement soup."

The restaurant is ready for breakfast, pastry snacks, North and South flavors, all in one.

There is a bowl of rich soup in front of Ming Zhan. It tastes very fragrant and fills the nose, making people want to eat it.

Feng Jingnan said softly, "This is the first time for you, you are young, you should take good care of yourself, don't lose your health."

Ming Zhan was worried, "What kind of soup is it?"

"Bu Yang returns five soups." Feng Jingnan raised his eyebrows, "Can I still harm you?"

Ming Zhan muttered, "Don't be such a dog whip."

"It contains valuable medicinal materials such as deer penis, ginseng, angelica, and cordyceps. It has been stewed in the kitchen all night. It is fragrant and delicious. Try it."

"No, the deer penis is a great tonic. It's too much tonic. If you drink it, you will have a nosebleed." Ming Zhan pushed the soup away, and reached out to pick up a soup filled crab roe bun, "I'll eat more rice, just tonic. "

"Crabs are cold things, how can we eat more at this time?" Feng Jingnan was immediately displeased, and asked Li San, "Who will be on duty in the dining room today will be fined for one month."

Li San hurriedly signaled his attendants to remove the soup dumpling, and Feng Jingnan said to Ming Zhan, "Although the deer whip is very nourishing, there is not too much in it. The amount has been checked by the imperial doctor. Don't worry, use it these few mornings." Have a drink."

Alas, the ancients were popular to take aphrodisiacs.

Ming Zhan stirred the deer whip with a silver spoon, and couldn't help asking, "How did the deer develop before it was killed? If it's an impotent deer, I'll eat it, so don't have a negative effect."

Feng Jingnan's face was serious, and he wanted to reprimand Ming Zhan for his ignorance, but he couldn't hold it back. He laughed in a muffled voice, raised his hand and smacked the back of Ming Zhan's head, and scolded, "Bastard, you will feel bad if you don't get beaten." Come on. Hurry up and eat, where did this nonsense come from?"

Ming Zhan lowered his head to eat.