The return of the son-in-law

In Linzhi Palace, Liu Pianpian saluted, and when Concubine Liu called her to get up, she was supported by Xia He and sat on a chair beside her, smiling and complimenting her: "I haven't seen you for a long time, your fairy face is still the same as before, Could it be that there is some panacea in this palace?"

"Look at this sweet mouth," Concubine Liu pointed at Liu Pianpian with a smile, looked left and right at the maids on both sides, and said, "She is the mother of three children, and she is as innocent as when she was a child."

Liu Pianpian shook her head again and again: "How can it be the same as when I was a child. I remember that at that time, my mother and I always sneaked into the yard with bare feet to count the stars when the mothers and maids were asleep at night. Now the three in the house The children are getting more naughty one by one, and they have to follow them every day to clean up the mess for them."

Concubine Liu covered her mouth with one slender hand, and smiled happily: "Later, a nanny woke up and found that we were not there. Everyone in the room was scared to death. If the grandmother was not there at that time, the grandfather would have beaten us up." No."

"Madam, do you still remember what grandfather looked like at that time? Grandma stopped in front of us, he was holding a stick, and he couldn't let it go, and he couldn't beat him."

"That's not it," Concubine Liu's laughter gradually faded, she sighed, and said, "In the blink of an eye, it has been more than 20 years since my grandmother left. I have only seen my grandfather three times in all the years I have been in the palace. I was sick in bed, but I couldn't show my filial piety in front of the bed. I really feel sorry for my grandfather, and even more sorry for my grandmother who passed away early."

"Your Majesty, please don't say that!" Liu Pianpian persuaded, "It's the Liu family's honor to be able to serve the Emperor, Your Majesty. Every time I go back to my mother's house, my grandfather is always proud and satisfied when he mentions Your Majesty. I think, grandma Quanxia knows, and will not blame the empress."

"That's good," Concubine Liu said with a faint cry, "And you, you heartless, why don't you come to the palace to see me more?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me. I'm really too busy at home to get away." Liu Pianpian showed embarrassment, "And my grandfather told me not to come into the palace to see my Majesty all the time. There are so many people in this palace, and there are so many people. If I always It's not good to go to the palace to see the empress and be gossiped by others."

"Nonsense! The most taboo thing in this palace is gossip. What are you afraid of?"

Liu Pianpian sighed, and said: "Your Majesty may have forgotten that my grandfather was forced to stay at home because of gossip."

"Ms. Guo Liu is careful!" Xia He said, "Master Liu is His Majesty's personal decree, don't you want to harm your empress!"

Only then did Liu Pianpian remember that she was in the imperial palace now, although Linzhi Palace is Liu Pianpian's territory, there is no guarantee that there will be no other spies, so she quickly slapped herself: "My lord, forgive me, my lord, please forgive me."

"You don't have to worry about it. There is only Xia He here, and Chun Tao is still guarding outside. But these words should not be said in the future." Concubine Liu lightly slid her finger across the table, and asked again, "I heard that a group of you wives are visiting Empress Dowager, was she blocked outside the palace by her old man?"

Liu Pianpian nodded and said: "That's right, the Queen Mother said that she is not feeling well today, and tomorrow will be New Year's Eve, so she should take good care of her spirit today, so as not to disturb His Majesty's interest tomorrow."

"This is warning me," Concubine Liu snorted coldly, and said, "There is no empress in the palace now, and Concubine Yu and I have seen everything in the harem, but this time your post was blocked by the Queen Mother. What do you say?" Liu Concubine is always in poor health when it is approaching New Year's Eve every year. I think Concubine Liu is in good health so far this year. Don't see people outside on New Year's Eve, so as not to be disturbed. This year's New Year's Eve, I can't go to kneel and worship.'Oh, no It's because Concubine Yu only gave birth to a little princess, and His Majesty favors me, so you don't like me again?"

At the end, Concubine Liu's face was full of undisguised pride.

Liu Pianpian took advantage of the situation and said: "I heard that the little princess born to the Jade Concubine is very cute and cute. The Jade Concubine is really a great blessing."

"That's right, this princess already has a title now, Princess Ronghua, it's enough to show that she is a beauty who is loved by thousands of people."

Liu Pianpian responded: "This is really enviable, the princess's love is even better than the prince's."

"Isn't it, hehe."

The two women smiled triumphantly, their eyes were full of disdain and joy—it was just a princess, no matter how favored she was, she would not be able to threaten Li Shaojin.

The two chatted about homework for a while, Concubine Liu saw that it was almost time, so she asked Xia He to wait outside, only she and Liu Pianpian were left in the hall, and then they started talking about business.

"Your Majesty, this is the 10 taels that my grandfather asked me to give you." Liu Pianpian took out a small box from her sleeve and handed it to Concubine Liu, "There is also fifty thousand taels from my elder brother, and thirty thousand taels from me and the master. It's 18 taels. After all, my master and I are not as good as my grandfather and elder brother, so please pay me a little respect, and please accept it with a smile."

Concubine Liu took it with satisfaction, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Liu Pianpian said: "Where is the hard work? We can only get better when the empress is well. If there is something that the empress usually lacks, I know that there is nothing better than the palace in this world, but ah, what's wrong with this? If it's convenient, you can send someone to tell me that it will be done properly for the empress."

Concubine Liu was very satisfied, and said: "It's not like I don't know how to repay you for helping me like this. Your son is seven years old, right?"

Liu Pianpian was overjoyed, knowing that there might be some good for her son, she hurriedly replied, "Soon, in three months, I will be seven years old."

Concubine Liu thought about it carefully, and said: "That's not bad, as the so-called female seniors hold gold bricks. Let me ask you, what do you think of that Princess Rongfu?"

Liu Pianpian was taken aback, she never expected that Concubine Liu would have such thoughts!

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that this lucky concubine will not agree!"

"How could it be? Concubine Fu is just a concubine. If His Majesty proposes marriage, do you think she can refuse?" Concubine Liu said with a smile, "Rong Fu is too stubborn. I am worried that she will marry If those families don’t get along well with their mother-in-law and sister-in-law, she can bear it! You are my cousin, and I’m not polite to say that the Guo family is indeed not as good as those centuries-old families, but this is just right for Rong Fu! Tell me, when Rong Fu marries into your family, don’t you have to worship her like a Bodhisattva!”

"That is, that is," Liu Pianpian replied hastily, "If An'er is lucky enough to honor the princess, we must offer her up like a bodhisattva, and we dare not neglect her at all."

"Okay, this matter is on me. What about you, go back and train your son well. Even if you can't win the champion, it can't be worse than Guo Zhan'an, right? In this way, I have the face to talk to Your Majesty about this matter, please come down purpose."

Liu Pianpian really wanted to go home immediately and tell Guo Xiantong about this matter, she laughed so hard that her mouth almost reached the back of her ears, and she repeatedly promised: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely not let your Majesty down."

"Your son is up to the mark, and you will have a guarantee for the rest of your life. Look, Jin'er is now serving in the Six Departments, and all the decorations in my palace are collected by Jin'er to honor me." Concubine Liu tapped her hand lightly. Looking at the armrest of the chair, he said, "It's a pity that there is a third prince on top of Jin'er. Your family, that Guo Zhan'an, you must be careful, don't let him block your son's way."

Liu Pianpian's heart trembled: "I also ask your mother to enlighten me."

"His biological mother is Di Wanyan. You also know what kind of family the Di family is. Although there is no one else in the Di family, and the branches are dying, but the relationship is related by marriage. Guo Zhan'an is Tanhua Lang, and now he is the general judge of Xuzhou. , is deeply trusted by His Majesty. Tell me, if your son will take the imperial examination and enter the officialdom in the future, will anyone compare him with Guo Zhan? The third prince is the eldest son who has been left behind successively. The identity of the first son."

Liu Pianpian couldn't help biting her lower lip, and said, "Your Majesty is right. To tell you the truth, my An'er was almost killed by that bastard Guo Zhan'an a few days ago!"

She told about Huo Yu's incident, ignoring Guo Feng'an's various faults and not mentioning it, only saying that Huo Yu was a disaster, causing her son to be scolded by Guo Xiantong for no reason, and she was almost on the verge of being punished.

"This Huo Yu is indeed a catastrophe." Concubine Liu remembered what Li Shaojin once said to herself. He wanted to take Guo Zhanan's life twice, but was blocked by Huo Yu every time. She couldn't help frowning, "What the hell is this guy coming from?" road?"

"Your Majesty, why don't I send someone to investigate."

"No, I'll ask Jin'er to send someone to do this." Concubine Liu stopped her, "Since he is Guo Zhan'an's brother-in-law, Guo Zhan'an would rather make trouble for the whole family and save Huo Yu, this Huo Yu must be something special Characters. The people you need are no better than those on Jin’er’s side, so let him investigate.”

"Your Majesty said so." Liu Pianpian recalled the fuss when Liu Wenwei came to the door the day before she entered the palace, and said, "Yesterday my father went to Nuanyuxuan to buy the mutton jade safety buckle that he had fancy before, and only then did he realize that it was actually It was Guo Zhanan who spent 5 taels of silver and asked the shopkeeper to find it half a year ago. The mutton fat jade is a seed jade from Kunlun Mountains. Dad has no skills, just because the baby's eyesight is first-class, he said that if it is good, it will not be broken. I know Guo Zhan'an, and it is impossible to buy such a valuable thing for myself. I have never heard of who he is going to give as a gift. Could it be that you bought it for Huo Yu?"

"5 taels, to give to a sworn brother of unknown origin?" Concubine Liu became interested, "This Huo Yu is really interesting, it seems that Jin'er is going to send someone to look at it."

Hearing that Concubine Liu was going to make a move, Liu Pianpian was even more happy: "Why do you have to make a move? As long as your mother says a word, I have the ability to reveal his family's old background!"

"Oh? What are you going to do?"

"It's not easy," Liu Pianpian said happily. "When I go back today, I will say that a phoenix hairpin that the empress gave me before is missing, and people search every inch of the yard. Of course, the phoenix hairpin The hairpin will definitely not be found. At that time, I will have an excuse to search Guo Zhanan's yard myself! I don't believe it, there is no clue in Huo Yu's house!"

"That's not bad, but you have to be careful and don't spread it to make people laugh."

Seeing that Concubine Liu had no objection, Liu Pianpian responded with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry."

Liu Pianpian took Concubine Liu's reward, and led Qiu Ju gracefully into the carriage and left the palace.

Seeing Liu Pianpian reclined on the thick blanket with a proud face, Qiu Ju asked with a smile, "Did you agree to your wife?"

"What did you promise? Don't talk nonsense." Liu Pianpian opened her eyes, glanced at Qiu Ju, and then closed them again, "After the New Year, I will send An'er to Qingshan Academy."

"Yes." Although Qiu Ju didn't understand why Liu Pianpian suddenly changed her attitude, as a maid, she knew what to ask and what not to ask, so she stopped talking.

Back in the mansion, before Guo Xiantong left the office, Liu Pianpian asked Qiu Ju to record the rewards from Concubine Liu one by one, and then put away the ones that were not usually needed.As for the jewelry, she herself opened the three boxes on the dressing table, and put the earrings, bracelets, etc. into the boxes one by one.

"Qiu Ju!" Liu Feifei's expression changed suddenly, and she shouted loudly, "Who touched my jewelry box!"

Qiu Ju put down the things in her hands, rushed over, and replied, "Madam, I have never touched them. These boxes are usually locked in the cabinet, and no one else has touched them."

"No?" Liu Pianpian tucked her left hand into her sleeve, pointed to the dressing table with her right hand, and said, "Look carefully, where is the phoenix hairpin that Concubine Liu gave you last year?"

Qiu Ju hurriedly went to see it, rummaged through it again, and said to Liu Pianpian sweating profusely: "Madam, I really haven't touched it! Madam said at that time that this phoenix hairpin is too expensive, and if it is worn on weekdays, it will be damaged." It hurt so much that it was broken, so I wrapped it in a cloth and put it in the box in the middle. Madam, please enlighten me!"

Liu Pianpian sighed: "Of course I understand that you don't have the guts. You call everyone in the yard over, and first look in our own yard to see if I threw it somewhere."

Seeing that Liu Pianpian did not doubt herself, Qiu Ju breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly went out to summon the whole courtyard.

Only then did Liu Pianpian stretch out her left hand, put Fengchai in front of her eyes for a good look, and then put the Fengchai into the secret pocket in her sleeve.

That night, most of the Guo Mansion was not peaceful.The steward, the old woman, the maid, and the boy, all the boxes and cabinets of everyone were pulled out to check carefully, whether it was under the bed or the cracks in the wall, they did not let go, even the clothes had to be squeezed one by one, lest someone Sew the phoenix hairpin in the interlayer of the clothes.

After mobilizing the teachers for most of the night, finally the next morning, Liu Pianpian led a group of people to Guo Zhanan's yard.