There is no phoenix

Thinking of the little princess's illness, Yuan Chun was dubious. Why did the little princess suddenly get sick so well?But except for the day when he gave birth, Li Bing had never been here.

Mrs. Wang saw that Yuan Chun was deep in thought, and hurriedly said: "Yuan'er, you are too kind-hearted. Wuqing is the emperor's family, and the emperor likes the new and dislikes the old, which is inevitable. But now you are different, you have a little princess, as long as other concubines The concubine no longer has any heirs, the emperor will definitely look at you with admiration. I heard that the princess Yiyi in the palace is more important to the emperor than the princes. The mouth of the daughter's family is sweet. Now that the emperor is old, it is the easiest to have partiality."

Yuan Chun sighed: "My wife is right. In this palace, I never want to harm anyone, nor do I want to be harmed. I don't know how much money was spent in the mansion. Although the emperor is ruthless, it is because of me and me. After all, there is still a third-party affection. But mother, this is not a long-term solution. It is appropriate for the men in our house to make progress and rely on their own talents to be valued by the emperor."

At that moment, Jia's mother came back from the toilet. After listening to Yuan Chun's words, she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Madam. Now Baoyu is in the study every day. I heard that she reads very late at night. In terms of spirituality, Baoyu is not bad. Lan'er also studies in Daoxiang Village every day. The girl said she was very ambitious."

Yuan Chun said: "Old lady, madam, Zhen's house was ransacked, and all men were exiled to the border for two years. But starting next year, they will be able to participate in civil and military examinations like ordinary people. I heard from people in the palace that their family's Baoyu seems to be a different person now. He is very diligent in the Liaodong border. The emperor listened to the Liaodong report and praised the Zhen family in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs for self-examination. It is good for Baoyu to have such a mind."

Jia's mother hurriedly asked, "So, the men of Zhen's family in the south of the Yangtze River are going back to the capital?"

Yuan Chun said: "Maybe, the noble concubine Zhou came to see me a few days ago and told me these things, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Mrs. Wang took out 2000 taels of silver bills, handed them to Yuan Chun and said, "Yuan'er, we gave this to the little princess, and I don't know what gift to give, so I will go and add it to you."

Yuan Chun hurriedly said: "Old lady, madam, you must never send money in the future. I know that the house is difficult, and it is not what it used to be. Now that I have a little princess, the emperor will naturally give me a lot."

Jia Mu said: "Your Majesty is sick now, so let's accept it. After we meet this time, we don't know when the next time will be."

Yuan Chun said: "Old lady, madam, as I said, I will never accept your money again. I feel ashamed in my heart when the house is like this, so I can't sleep at night. From visiting relatives to now, if it weren't for me , How could it be like this in the mansion? Madam, put it away quickly, if you make me feel at ease, don’t send me money anymore, teach and restrain our family, and encourage men to make progress. "

Seeing that Yuan Chun was so determined, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to take it back and said: "Your Majesty, no matter what happens to the Emperor, you must try your best to please him, and you must not make him angry."

Yuan Chun said: "Old lady, madam, don't worry. Baoyu's baby will be born soon, right?"

Mrs. Wang said: "It's not so fast yet, Bao girl is only seven months old now."

Yuan Chun said again: "My aunt's daughter, Cousin Lin, has been alive for several months. Old lady, madam, the emperor has always favored the Beijing Palace, especially the fourth son of the emperor. Cousin Lin is the young concubine. Once she got married, the emperor actually sent that Give her Jasper Garden. If you are free, you might as well go to the Beijing Palace."

Jia Mu nodded and said, "This Lin girl is still very filial to me, but her temper is a bit harsh and arrogant. I thought about it a few days ago, but I thought she was pregnant, and it was not easy to disturb her. I wanted to write to her, but Wrote halfway and stopped."

Mrs. Wang was about to speak when she saw an inner eunuch come in and said, "Concubine Xiande, the time is coming."

When Yuan Chun heard this, tears welled up in his eyes. He only looked at Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang, but didn't know what to say.

It is hard to violate the laws and regulations of the country, so Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang had no choice but to stand up and bid farewell to Yuan Chun. Only then did Yuan Chun react and said: "Hold the piano, send the old lady and the lady off!"

Seeing the leaving figures of Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang, Yuan Chun leaning on the bed closed his eyes, tears were already streaming down his face.

It was almost noon when Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu returned to Jia's mansion.Mrs. Wang returned to the room and just sat there for a while, when a girl came in and said: "Madam, there is a little eunuch outside the second door, and he wants to see his wife."

Mrs. Wang was surprised: "What? We just came back from the palace, why did you come here because of your father-in-law?"

The girl said: "We don't know either, but Butler Lai said that the father-in-law is in a hurry, so let me tell the wife."

The father-in-law in the palace cannot be offended no matter what, Mrs. Wang hurriedly adjusted her clothes and went outside the second gate, only to see a young eunuch Hou there.Seeing Mrs. Wang, the little eunuch saluted and said, "Second Madam, I was called by Grandpa Xia. Our Grandpa Xia was out of the palace today and happened to see a small white jade table that he wanted to add to the new house. I bought 600 taels of silver, and I want to borrow it from the second wife nearby, and I will send it back in two days, so the second wife can rest assured."

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to put on a smile and said, "I thought it was a big deal? It almost scared people."

The little eunuch said: "The second wife is a delicate person, how could she be frightened? Back then, those boxes and cages in the Zhen family didn't scare the second wife in the middle of the night, and it's still noon now."

Mrs. Wang was shocked when she heard this, she hurriedly took out the six hundred silver note and handed it to the little eunuch, said with a forced smile: "Eunuch, go slowly, tell you Grandpa Xia, whether you want to borrow it or not, take it first."

The young lady listened in, took the bank note, saluted Mrs. Wang and said, "Thank the second wife on behalf of Grandpa Xia. Grandpa Xia said that the family of these royal relatives and relatives is the natal family of the virtuous concubine of the Duke's mansion." Different."

Mrs. Wang returned to her room, thinking about what the little eunuch said just now, she couldn't help feeling panicked.Back then when the Zhen family committed a crime and confiscated their belongings, all the men were transferred to Beijing to punish the crime. They sent several boxes of money and valuables to Jia's house the other night, how could Xia Shouzhong know?Besides Xia Shouzhong, who else would know?

It was not Mrs. Wang's idea to allow the Zhen family to send these items and money for storage back then. Mrs. Wang had asked Mother Jia for instructions.Because the eldest daughter of the Zhen family and Jia Zheng's generation is an old concubine who was once favored by the Supreme Emperor.And the mother of this old concubine is the aunt of Jia She and Jia Zheng in the Jia family.Knowing that according to the imperial court's laws and regulations, anyone who hides the stolen property will be dealt with severely once it is found out, and those who are serious will be punished as the same crime.According to this decree, the Jia family helped to hide the stolen property of the Zhen family. Although it was very righteous, it took a great risk.

However, Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch in the palace, found out about such a secret matter. What should we do if this happens?

Mrs. Wang was thinking about these past events when she saw Amber next to Jia Mu coming over and saying, "Second Wife, the old lady told you to come over, Second Grandma Bao is here too."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang had to dress up and go to Jiamu's place.

At this time, at Jiamu's place, because Baochai was bringing Ying'er to pay her respects, they talked together.Seeing Mrs. Wang coming, Baochai hurriedly got up to salute.

Jia's mother said: "I remembered something after I came back, so I called you to discuss it. Today, when my mother talked about the Zhen family, I remembered the things that were stored here a few years ago. Although all the men in their family went to the border, After all, there is no danger of their lives. The lady said that they can return to Beijing after the next year, and Zhen Baoyu, who is as old as our Baoyu, will come back to take the exam. Let me ask you, should all those silver and utensils be still there?"

Mrs. Wang said: "To tell you the truth, the utensils are still there, and the money is less than 1 taels."

Jia Mu said, "I remember it was 5 taels?"

Mrs. Wang said: "Yes, because the mansion was short of money, the dowry of the girl and the 3 taels sent to the palace for the empress were actually embezzled from the Zhen family. I thought I could make up for it after collecting the rent, but The house has been unable to make ends meet, so it remains empty."

Jia Mu said, "How good is this? If the men from Zhen's family return to the capital, they will definitely come to ask for it back."

Mrs. Wang sighed: "Old lady, you know, I don't know how the eunuch Xia in the palace knew about such a secret matter. Just now he sent someone to ask me for 600 taels, and he also said that it was a fraction of the price of the Zhen family in our house." I'm also afraid that it won't be used up."

Mother Jia was shocked when she heard this and said, "What? That Eunuch Xia knows about this?"