New Dream of Red Mansions

The old emperor looked coldly at the few courtiers below, and shot his gaze at the third and eighth princes, threw the memorial on the table onto their faces, and said coldly: "Look for yourselves."

Hubu Zuo Shilang, who was pushed out to lead the battle, picked up the memorial tremblingly, and his face turned pale after reading it for a while. After reading it, his legs softened and he knelt down on the ground again.His head fell to the ground, unable to speak.

The old emperor snorted coldly, "Although I am old, I am not confused yet! Fourth brother, I will leave it to you to deal with the delay of the Ministry of War this time. Also, the Marquis of Pingyang sold a lot of things for this war. Allocate money from the Ministry of Households to repay it, Pingyang Hou is dedicated to the country, loyal and commendable, he is named the General of Zhengbei, and the eldest son of Pingyang Hou’s eldest son is a hereditary fourth-rank thing." This is the main thing, what gold and jewelry are left? However, the emperor does not need to declare it to everyone, but promulgate it in the form of imperial decree.

With such a large batch of grain, how could Xia Yuntian not file it in front of the emperor? Wasn't he trying to lure Prince Teng there just to find a reasonable excuse for this batch of grain?

It's a pity that the third prince and the eighth prince were caught off guard by the matter of the emperor's Zen throne, and they didn't send anyone to check it, otherwise they wouldn't have made such a foolish move.

The old emperor is a suspicious person, but he is also a conceited person. The war with Tsarist Russia was one of his prides. After learning that he beat the Tsarist Russians out, Tsarist Russia still left a batch of food and grass in the territory. While being proud, I didn't think too much about the strangeness.

And the other people in the court were also dizzy by the matter of the emperor's Zen throne. Who remembers the idea of ​​the border gate.When they remembered, Xia Yuntian had already cleaned his tail, and Wang Ziteng, although he was smart, but he was in Xia Yuntian's army after all, it was still possible to temporarily seal his eyes and ears.

The fourth prince breathed a sigh of relief, squeezed sweat in his palms, and left Qianqing Palace refreshed.I took the bill from the emperor, opened it up, raised my eyebrows, and summoned an attendant, saying: "Go and tell the Minister of the Household Department to prepare a silver note of 13 taels to Pingyang Hou's mansion, and tell the princess by the way, so that she can send it to the Pingyang Hou Mansion." Get some medicinal materials from the warehouse and go back to see Mrs. Tai."

The fourth prince looked down at the bill, he didn't expect that the Pingyang Marquis Mansion would be able to come up with so much money after three major accidents, but this time it was considered a serious injury.

The old lady of Pingyang Hou's Mansion took the bills and bank notes sent by the Ministry of Households to the Pine Age Home to find Mrs. Tai, and said puzzledly: "Mother, we only took out more than 2 yuan, even if there is extra money in Tian'er." The money in my pocket will not exceed 9 taels, how come there are [-] to [-] taels of silver notes all of a sudden?"

Madam Tai opened her closed eyes, and said slowly: "I'm afraid there is a noble person to help."

"Could it be the fourth prince?" After finishing speaking, the old lady shook her head and said, "Impossible, the fourth prince..."

Mrs. Tai nodded approvingly, "If several princes did it, Tian'er wouldn't have to hide it like this. You have collected the money. Since the child is asking for it like the emperor, it will probably be returned. Let's Xia The family owes a great favor this time."

The old lady clenched the box in her hand for an instant, and said in a low voice: "Mother, the food..." The old lady looked at the old lady in surprise.

Mrs. Tai closed her eyes, and said in an inaudible way: "We don't ask or listen to some things. You are a child who is good at everything, but you are too smart and too straightforward. As for Mrs. Zhou, you are tactful, but it's a pity. gone."

The old lady is in her forties, and she was a little embarrassed when she said that, but she was open-minded, and immediately returned to her natural state, "Mother, my daughter-in-law looks very good at Zhou, and now she manages the house in an orderly manner." , from now on, the general affairs of the mansion..."

Mrs. Tai interrupted her and said: "You can't entrust the general affairs of the house to her. If you don't want to take care of them, you can hand them over to the steward at home. Otherwise, you can do it to Tian'er. Mrs. Zhou, you can only take care of the internal affairs of the family. Anhui, I know You like Mrs. Zhou, but she has too many thoughts, so she is not as pure as Mrs. Zhang. It's just a pity, that child is just like you, with a stubborn temper. You must be sure about the daughter-in-law you choose for Tian'er in the future, but we may just worry too much , that kid has the right idea, I'm afraid he won't listen to us."

"You are his grandmother, marriage matters, if he doesn't listen to you, who else can he listen to?"

Mrs. Tai said melancholy: "I'm afraid I will drag that child down."

The old lady opened her mouth and looked at the emaciated Mrs. Tai, her nose was sore, she turned her head away, and said with a smile after she felt that her voice was normal: "Mother, it's spring now, and the grassland is quiet, and it won't be long before Come back, and then you can choose a good wife for Tian'er, who can help our Xia family manage general affairs and give birth to a son."

Mrs. Tai was extremely tired, she nodded tiredly, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The old lady covered the quilt with red eyes, and then she went out. Su Momo followed the old lady and said in a low voice: "Old lady, Zhang Momo said that the Taimaid slept more and more during the day. Things, do you want to prepare first?"

The old lady nodded, "You and Nanny Zhang go to prepare, hurry up and deliver the letter to Tian'er, and make sure he comes back soon. Since he was a child, his grandmother loved him the most."

Grandma Su responded, and the old lady walked a few steps. Thinking of Madam Tai's comment on Mrs. Zhou just now, she stopped and asked, "Mother, what do you think of Mrs. Zhou?"

Su Momo has followed the old lady for many years, so she naturally knows what she is asking, but there are some things that the master can say, but the slave can't say, "Old lady, the second lady is smart and virtuous, don't worry, there is nothing the second lady can't do that you told me to do." .”

The old lady stopped and responded, but a girl came up to her and reported: "Old lady, the old lady of Zhen Guogong came to see Mrs. Tai, and she is waiting in the teahouse in front."

"What is she here for?" Although the old lady was displeased, she asked after all the friendship with Duke Zhen's mansion for many years, "Is it only Mrs. Zhen Guo?"

"There is also Mrs. Zhen Guo, the second lady has already entertained in front."

The old lady of Zhen Guogong and Mrs. Pingyang Houtai are of the same generation, and she is over 60 years old this year, sitting in the living room with gray hair.Seeing the old lady coming, she asked with concern, "How is your mother-in-law?"

The old lady of Pingyanghou said respectfully: "My mother-in-law just went to sleep. If the old lady has something to say, don't hesitate to tell the younger generation, and the younger generation will tell it for you."

The old lady of Zhen Guogong took a look at his daughter-in-law who was sitting at the bottom. Thinking of his son's request, she sighed slightly in her heart, and said, "You are in charge of this matter, old lady, I will have the audacity to mention this once today."

Mrs. Zhen Guogong frowned with some dissatisfaction.

"Your mother-in-law is not in good health, and Tian'er is nineteen this year, so we can't delay any longer. Back then, the old Hou Ye and the old Duke intended to get married, but you have been sons all your life, and you only married as brothers. "

Speaking of this, the old lady of Pingyang Hou is not a fool. In fact, the marriage between the two families has been mentioned vaguely for several years, just because the eldest son has taken a fancy to Mrs. Zhang and is determined to marry her. The two sons who could not accept the title were delayed.

Two years ago, her husband and two sons died in battle, and the title was passed on to the youngest son, so the Duke of Zhen's family began to think about it, but it was the time of filial piety, and she didn't like the snobbery of the Duke of Zhen's son. This is down.A few days ago, something happened in the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion, the son of the Duke of Zhen fell into trouble, and the mother-in-law became cold-hearted, so this marriage was completely thrown away. I didn't expect the Duke of Zhen's mansion to bring it up again today.

The smile on the old lady of Pingyang Hou's face was put away.If the Duke of Zhen’s government just didn’t help before, they would have sighed at most. After all, they had no reason to force the other party to help in such a disaster. After killing the eighth prince, the eighth prince blocked all the back roads overnight, otherwise her daughter breaking into the palace might not be a way out.

It was just that the news got out, and her daughter was arrested as soon as she left the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and the life after that was even more difficult. If Tian'er hadn't reported a good news... The Fourth Prince is her son-in-law, and she will be the new emperor in the future. He is cold, but he hates Zhen Guogong's mansion even more.Fortunately, Tian'er has noble people to help, otherwise, who knows what will happen?Could it be that the heirs of their Xia family are going to be cut off with her son?

The old lady of Pingyang Hou politely refused.

Mrs. Zhen Guogong wanted to persuade her again, so Mrs. Zhen Guogong frowned and said: "Sister-in-law, the border is not stable now, and no one knows whether there will be wars in the future. It is better to hurry up and get married at this time. No matter what, give Xia a Leave a little blood at home, right?"

"This is a matter of our Pingyang Marquis Mansion, so I won't worry about it." The old lady got up quickly when she heard the voice, helped Mrs. Tai in, and said worriedly: "Why did mother come here?"

"I couldn't sleep. I heard that an old sister came to see me, so I came to see me. Now it seems that she didn't come to see me." Mrs. Tai sat down on the seat with a straight face.

The old lady of Zhen Guogong said ashamedly: "Old sister, our two families have been friends for decades. I was the one who couldn't teach the children well before, so I will apologize to you."

Mrs. Tai sighed: "I told you a long time ago not to spoil the child too much. The eldest brother has been wise all his life, but in the end he let his son ruin his reputation." Her son is gone, and the two families have reached such a point, Mrs. Tai is unwilling to say more to her, and said bluntly: "I and his mother have made up our minds about the marriage of the third child. The government is sorry for you, that kid Tian'er is very angry, I'm afraid your kids won't be able to suppress it either."

Mrs. Zhen Guo's face was ugly.

The two broke up unhappy.

Zhou said: "Uncle has made great achievements this time, and the fourth prince is about to ascend the throne. Even the eldest son of my uncle who was not born will be granted the hereditary fourth rank. thought."

The old lady frowned.

Mrs. Tai gave Zhou a faint look, and Zhou immediately lowered her head.Mrs. Tai responded lightly, and said: "The marriage of the third child must be approved by him. At the beginning, the eldest and second child were chosen by themselves, and the third child is an exception."

Although the old lady is anxious to have a grandson, she also knows that harmony between husband and wife is the long-term plan. Although she is impatient, she still nods firmly, "When he comes back, I will ask him if he has a girl he likes."