Difficult for a son-in-law

Ruan Hongfei received another letter from Ming Zhan, and now reading letters every day is one of his pleasures.

Mingzhan wrote:

Dear Feifei:

I'm not used to the complicated relationship between relatives and personnel in the imperial capital. Aunt Xiangyi is very difficult to deal with. She is old and senior, so I can beat her to death with a single blow.It's just that this is not the principle of getting along with each other for a long time, and it is easy to chill the clan's heart. As an emperor, you can't really become a lonely family.

As soon as she came back she said it was not proper for my mother to live in the palace, and although I knew she was expressing anger, I was still very angry.Back then, she wanted to betroth her daughter to my father, so my father probably couldn't stand her as an old mother-in-law, so he didn't agree.Because my mother is in Kunming now, I also gave her the authority to be in charge of palace affairs.

These days, she's been fairly fair, and not without merit.

She has kindness to her father and the late emperor, but does she have kindness to me?She is just relying on the rules of the ancestors and relying on the old to sell the old. I have repeatedly explained to her about the restructuring of the Princess Mansion, but she does not agree with me.

I hope that this matter can be approved by the court by the princesses of the clan.Of course, I also have selfish intentions, and I hope to get the clan's approval earlier.To be a prince, title is not enough.Father has already started to delegate power to me, it is easy for him to let go, but it is difficult for me to take over.Aunt Xiangyi understands my heart, so she has been making things difficult for me.

I'm thinking, maybe I didn't pay enough.Or it's just that the palace affairs authority can't satisfy this old man, or she is really a selfless and stubborn person, or she just doesn't like me...but I don't want to bear her anymore.

I hate when things get out of my hands, and despite her age and respected virtues, I decided to show her something.Did she think I wouldn't be angry if she pointed at my mother casually?Who did she think she was!Maybe she was indeed a pearl of the deep sea in the past, but I think she has fish eyes now.Then, I have to let this fish eye see the truth - what is meant by one emperor and one courtier.

Sometimes, I think, why should I be a prince.Of course, this is the result of everyone's mutual compromise.In fact, I don't have the ideal of Uncle Huang becoming a wise king.I just hope that I can live a better life with you, and I also hope that my mother can live a happier life.You know, my mother was a very difficult woman.In the past, Cao Cao said a famous saying, "It is better for me to bear the people of the world than to let the world bear me." I don't have the guts of Cao Cao, but in fact I am also a selfish person.If I become the emperor, I won't be able to make me happy. What's the point of me being the emperor?

I am already worried now, if I ascend the throne, I will definitely make my mother the Empress Dowager. At that time, there will definitely be many people like Princess Xiangyi.In fact, they are not against my mother, but are restricting my imperial power.I don't want such a situation to happen, so I don't want to wait any longer for Jiangnan's affairs. I want to let them know in advance.

My father advised me not to worry, when the water comes, it will happen naturally.He didn't care about Aunt Xiangyi's matter. In the past six months, he has gradually let me handle the government affairs alone.In fact, he is a very great emperor, and my heart is far less than that of my father.However, I don't plan to be the emperor for too long, this job is really not done by humans.But even if I am only emperor for one day, this country will be ruled by me.

I hope that when the little grandson grows up, he can ascend the throne as soon as possible, and then, while we are still young, we can climb Mount Tai and face the sea, and enjoy the beauty of the world.Most importantly, get to kiss and kiss every day.

Signed: Ming Xiaopang, who misses Feifei Xiaochrysanthemum very much (I'm just a little fatter)

Hooligans.Ruan Hongfei expressed contempt for Ming Zhan's delusion. Princess An Yue, the daughter of Princess Xiangyi, married the Marquis of Anding, who is a rare person in the imperial court. job.

Ruan Hongfei thought for a while, and wrote back to Ming Zhan with a smile on his face.

Ming Zhan received Ruan Hongfei's letter, and when he was in the habit of going to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to ask An to make Queen Mother Wei happy, he suddenly said shyly and embarrassedly to Queen Mother Wei, "Grandmother, I want a few palace servants to make me happy." ?”

During this period of time, Empress Dowager Wei and Ming Zhan got along very well, and immediately became interested when she heard the words, "What do you say? Are there not enough people in your place?"

"Well, the maids around me are getting old, and they will be released from the palace next year." Ming Zhan said, "I want to prepare a few in advance for them to train and train, so that it will be easier to get started in the future."

"Good boy, you don't need to worry about this kind of thing. You can just take care of the important affairs of the country and leave it to grandma." The Queen Mother Wei patted her chest and took it all down.

Ming Zhan clung to Empress Dowager Wei's ear, and said in a low voice, "You should be good-looking, gentle, and smart."

Empress Dowager Wei chuckled, slapped Ming Zhan on the back, pretended to be mysterious and whispered, "I know, don't worry, I will pick the best one for you."

"I'm waiting for the good news from the emperor's grandmother." Ming Zhan smiled. "There are still many memorials that I haven't read. In the afternoon, I will accompany my father and emperor to have dinner with the emperor's grandmother and Aunt Xiangyi."

"Well, then I'll ask Shou Shanfang to cook your favorite fried quail."

Ming Zhan left the Palace of Compassion and Ning with a smile. He finally discovered the cuteness of Queen Mother Wei.Why does someone like Princess Xiangyi take care of Queen Mother Wei alone? In the palace, it is so rare for someone as simple-minded as Queen Mother Wei.She is really a strange flower, which has not changed its true nature for decades.Maybe she is confused and eccentric, but she has no bad intentions, only this point, in the palace, it is rare.

Empress Dowager Wei was thinking about choosing a maid for Ming Zhan, and said to Princess Xiangyi, "Ming Zhan is good in every way, but the marriage is not going well. The first time I booked a girl from Jingmin's family, That child's fate was poor, and he was gone as soon as the marriage was given. But Ming Zhan said that he had already indicated marriage as husband and wife, so he married the child's memorial tablet. Later, the marriage with the Ruan family, let alone the marriage, made Ming Zhan sad I have the desire to become a monk. From now on, I will never mention marriage again."

"I'm thinking, there are a lot of things going on this year, and I won't be able to spare time. When spring comes, I'll invite a few noble ladies into the palace, so we can pick and choose for Ming Zhan. Someone has to take care of the housework for him. Ah." The Empress Dowager Wei was rambling, and Princess Xiangyi summoned the Ministry of Internal Affairs to choose Ming Zhan's daughter.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clearly said that one should be docile, clever, and beautiful. The head of the House of Internal Affairs is a very clever one. He can figure out what the Crown Prince is used for with a little guesswork. He is not yet three years old, otherwise he must arrange for his own girl to serve him nearby.What's more, if there was an empress dowager, the Ministry of Internal Affairs quickly selected a dozen or so girls who were extremely outstanding and sent them to them. Ming Zhan saw that they were in good condition, so he rewarded the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a basket of fresh flat peaches.

In this season, there are quite a few in the palace, so this reward is really decent, Pan Zhishen, chief housekeeper, is extremely proud and happy.Thinking about it in my heart, let's see what type the Crown Prince likes this time, and I will know it next time. It should be unnecessary for the Crown Prince to open his mouth.

Then, an imperial decree was received in the Yanyun Yamen in Yangzhou, the princess of Anyue County was virtuous and virtuous, her father served the country loyally, and her mother Tide went to Shao, the princess of Anyue County made an exception and named the third-rank princess, Duke Anding was the son-in-law, and his son Zheng Kaijun bestowed the title of captain of the third-class light car.

In addition, the princess' mansion, servants, and female officials should be given, because the princess has no purpose not to leave the imperial capital, so Princess Xuan Anyue returns to the imperial capital as soon as possible.

Marquis An Ding helped his wife, and rewarded Eunuch Zhang, who came thousands of miles away to pass the decree, and invited Eunuch Zhang to go to the side hall to have a drink and rest. He cupped his hands in the direction of the imperial capital, and smiled gratefully, "This is really the great kindness of the Holy One, which I could never have expected." For no reason, why is there a pie in the sky? peace of mind.

Eunuch Zhang is not very old, in his thirties, and he can be regarded as hearing and seeing in the palace. Thinking about the generous reward from the Marquis of An Ding, he rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Long live the face of Princess Xiangyi and The grace of His Highness the Crown Prince."

Hou An Ding is so sharp and sharp, when he heard the word Prince, he immediately became alert.Although he is far away in Yangzhou, most of the children in the clan are in the imperial capital, Mr. He's own son is in the Imperial Academy, and he is no stranger to the movements of the imperial capital.At the beginning, the crown prince proposed the restructuring of the Princess Mansion, and Marquis Anding knew about it. Although nearly a month had passed, and now his wife made an exception to seal the princess, Marquis Anding immediately thought of it first, and then heard the eunuch mention his mother-in-law. My lord, my heart became more subtle.

Marquis An Ding was generous and said a few words, but eunuch Zhang said he was tired and went down to rest.

Princess An Yue came out from behind, a woman in her early forties, because she was well maintained, she looked like a person in her thirties, she still had a charming charm, and her eyebrows were beautiful, and there was a shrewdness in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

Princess An Yue sat beside her husband and said, "It seems that this matter has something to do with my mother." She and she are not the emperor's daughter, and it is an exception to be a princess, but now there is such a great grace to confer the title of princess?Princess An Yue also knew that her mother had returned to the imperial capital from Mount Wutai. She had always wanted to go back to the imperial capital to visit her mother, but she was worried that her husband would not be taken care of here, so she turned to look at her husband.

Received his wife's gaze, An Dinghou nodded and said, "The eunuch Zhang specifically mentioned His Royal Highness, fearing that it might be related to the restructuring of the Princess Mansion."

"What does the restructuring of the Princess Mansion have to do with my mother?" Princess An Yue smiled, "Could it be that the mother helped His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness the Crown Prince rewarded the Mother, and then it fell on us."

An Dinghou glanced at the door, saw that no one was moving, and whispered to Fa's wife, "Draw the bottom of the pot."

"What do you mean?" Princess An Yue didn't respond.

"Mother-in-law is afraid that she disagrees with the prince's proposal. The prince will make an exception and make you a princess, and give the mansion a female officer and a nobleman for our father and son." Marquis An Ding whispered, "On the bright side, the prince wants to bestow a nobleman on our family. To win the favor of the mother-in-law, after all, the mother-in-law is the No. Princess mansion, you have to live in the princess mansion, and your son and daughter-in-law will also move in; if you don’t want to change the system, you have to call me if you want to see me, once you see me, and the number of times the princess calls her son-in-law is recorded. I'm thick-skinned, but I'm not afraid, what about you, a ladylike family, do you summon a son-in-law sixty or seventy times a month? How does it feel to spread the word?"

There is no need for Hou An Ding to say more, Princess An Yue's face turned red, she lightly beat her husband, and Hou An Ding smiled, "It will be different if the Princess Mansion is restructured, think about it, even if I move to the Princess Mansion, what's the problem?" We old couples are about to have grandchildren. The mother-in-law is upright and the most respectful in her life. The prince is asking you to go back and persuade the mother-in-law. We are far away in Yangzhou. This year, the emperor and the prince had an accident in Yangzhou. By luck Not implicated. His Royal Highness is the Crown Prince, and we can’t find a way to be filial. Now is not a good opportunity? You just follow the imperial decree and go back to the imperial capital quickly, whether it’s crying or begging, let the mother-in-law change her mind.”

"Mother's temper, don't you know? How can it be so easy?" My mother knew it herself, and Princess An Yue was also worried.

"My wife." Hou An Ding sighed, put his arm on Princess An Yue's shoulder, exerted a little force, and said solemnly, "The prince is the future emperor, and his son's fame is hard to come by. There are old and poor students, and there are also ministers who are entrusted to the cabinet and pay homage to the prime minister. If we offend anyone, we cannot offend the prince. Besides, sooner or later there will be movement in the salt class. .In the future, if the crown prince asks someone to check the accounts, there will be no need for him to talk to anyone here. Just a look, and countless people will do it for him. No matter how straightforward the mother-in-law is, the lives of our family will be in the hands of the mother-in-law. You must do your best. Think about it, the daughter of a lady with a different surname has never been honored as a princess. The crown prince showed us his kindness first, so why should we ignore it and embarrass the crown prince? Although I have never met His Royal Highness, But think about it, four princes died one after another within two months, how could he be the heir apparent? Madam, you must do your best. We already have the wealth and honor of our family, Your Majesty! In the face of my mother-in-law, I have reused it for more than ten years, Prince, that is the future emperor."

Princess An Yue's complexion changed, "Has the salt class reached this point?" She doesn't know much about her husband's errands, but she is from the clan. There are not one or two people here.

"My three-year term of office will expire next year. I have written a letter back, and my second brother will come out and walk around on my behalf. Our family does not lack these three melons. It is naturally the best to be able to resign smoothly." An Ding Hou frowned and said, "The prince wants to train the navy, and the salt class will not be changed for a while. However, there is an example of the reform of the salt class in Yunnan, which is also the handiwork of the prince. The Jiangnan salt administration will move sooner or later. These salt dealers also know in their hearts that even if they don't move for a while, the salt class will be restructured sooner or later. Their eyes have long been on the sea ban, but the prince was far away in Yunnan earlier, and now the limited number of people under him are all confidantes brought here from Yunnan. Where is the way of these people easy to go, whether they are willing to take money or not is two things. Now, God-given opportunity, His Royal Highness is useful to us. Mother-in-law is highly respected, it is not a bad thing to be a little reserved. Everything must be said Degree, don't really annoy His Highness the Crown Prince."

Princess An Yue had already made up her mind, and said seriously, "Master Hou is right, we'd better go back to the imperial capital earlier. Don't worry, I will persuade mother. Nanny Wang will stay and take care of Lord Hou."

"It's all right." Hou An Ding said, "Don't be too impatient. My mother-in-law has lived on the mountain for two years. The temple is a poor place. The nourishing medicinal materials in the storehouse have been picked and taken with you. There is no lack of this, it is all the wishes of our juniors."

Here the husband and wife are discussing the matter of returning to the imperial capital, and over there, the face of the Eldest Princess Xiangyi of the Palace of Compassionate Ning can be cloudy.

Ming Zhan explained gently to the Empress Dowager Wei and Princess Xiangyi, "It seems to be my aunt's birthday, and I proposed a big deal that day, but my aunt refused in every possible way, so I was thinking about how to give a birthday gift. Aunt and grandma have both good fortune and longevity. There is nothing in the world that I have never seen before. Gold, silver and jewelry are not rare to you, and I am not vulgar. I told my father that my aunt is the oldest person in the clan. Kindness, the title is already unsealable, why not just reward Aunt An Yue? I have always wanted to surprise Aunt Xiangyi, but I didn’t breathe beforehand. How about it, what I did was quite appropriate, right? "

Ming Zhan looked at the Eldest Princess Xiangyi with joy on his face. Although he was only handsome, he was nourishing and healthy, and his complexion was very good. At this time, there was a bit of youthful innocence on his face, which made the Empress Dowager Wei smile and praised her. Zhan said, "Okay, okay, the Ai family also remembers my sister's birthday. You can think so, okay."

The Eldest Princess Xiangyi only felt that her eyes were darkened, but she was a person who wanted to save face, so she insisted, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Hearing the elder's praise, Ming Zhan was even more joyful, and even a little ashamed, said modestly, "Auntie is really polite, but Auntie is satisfied, this is the best."

Princess Xiangyi's gaze was cold, but Ming Zhan went forward without fear, with the corners of her lips curled up, her eyes curled up, and she smiled innocently and comfortably.

When Ruan Hongfei received the news that Princess An Yue had returned to the imperial capital with the eunuchs, a smile showing a witty pearl appeared on his handsome face.