[Qing Chuan] I became the queen mother after salted fish

From Si Ning's observation, besides being good at riding, Rugui is a gentle and considerate woman, she knows how to advance and retreat when speaking, and her speech is also very elegant and well-mannered.

Even if he was favored by Jiaqing, he was still submissive in front of Si Ning, without the slightest hint of pampering, even in the face of Concubine Xun who was not as favored as her but had a higher status than her, he could still be respectful and courteous.

Si Ning admires her very much, a person can be so restrained and low-key when he is most proud, which is a kind of ability in itself.

They stayed in Rehe until September, and Rugui did not show any unruly behavior.

After returning to the Old Summer Palace, Jiaqing's enthusiasm for Rugui was a little bit less, but Rugui was still very indifferent, and it seemed that he was not happy with things but not sad with himself.

This afternoon, Jiaqing came to Sining's room, the two talked for a while, Jiaqing suddenly said that he would hand over the matter of the four princesses' initial ceremony to Sining.

Si Ning was a little surprised. After all, the queen is the adoptive mother of the fourth princess. She tentatively looked at Jiaqing and asked cautiously, "But what should the empress do?"

Seeing that she even asked about the queen, Jiaqing couldn't help but feel soft. She was always so polite, which made him feel more pity.

"You don't have to worry about the empress, she's sick, and I'm afraid she won't be able to preside over it." When Jiaqing said this, his eyes were very cold.

Si Ning made up her mind, lowered her eyes, and said in a low voice: "If that's the case, then that concubine is overstepping."

Jiaqing couldn't help laughing: "What are you talking about, you are also the concubine of the fourth princess, and it is normal to help her preside over the initial ceremony. Besides, the fourth princess and Wu Linzhu have such a good relationship, and they should be very close to you."

Si Ning also smiled, but he knew in his heart that the relationship between himself and the fourth princess is really not that close, but it is not a big problem to preside over the initial ceremony.

Afterwards, Jiaqing told Sining a lot of things that should be paid attention to when presiding over the preliminary ceremony, and Sining wrote down all of them, and this matter was finally over.

……

When it was October, Si Ning and his party returned to Beijing, and the initial ceremony date for the fourth princess was approaching.

The queen also finally found out that the emperor asked Si Ning to preside over the initial appointment ceremony for the fourth princess instead, so she was so angry that she called the imperial physician that night.

But when he woke up the next morning, he regained his composure, and even brought over all the things he had prepared for Si Ning, and came with a word.

"The empress ordered the slaves to tell the noble concubine that the female relatives of the fourth son-in-law's family are all people who are very close to the second son-in-law. Please be careful with the imperial concubine, so that it will be better if the fourth princess enters the second son-in-law's family in the future. open up the situation.”

It was Liu Xu who was in front of the empress who answered the question, not the number one favorite, but also a great court lady who was close to her.

Si Ning agreed with a smile, and also accepted the things the queen sent.

She knew that the queen must have a lot of dissatisfaction in her heart, and she could just say this sentence in a non-salty way, and she really had to praise the queen for her self-cultivation.

When Liu Xu left, the smile on Si Ning's face faded away, and she rubbed her temples tiredly. In the past few days, she had spent a lot of time preparing for the initial engagement ceremony, and she was even more tired than Wu Linzhu back then.

Qing Jin came up in a hurry, supported Si Ning, and said in a low voice: "The things sent by the empress, do you want to see the empress?"

Si Ning thought about it for a while, the thing sent over in such a big way would never do anything wrong, and the queen is not such a stupid person, so she nodded: "Bring it here."

Qing Jin gave Qing Dai a wink, and Qing Dai immediately sent someone to fetch the things.

Si Ning leaned on the couch in the warm pavilion, flipping through the booklets sent by the empress one by one.

It can be seen that the queen collected these things very carefully, and almost investigated all the family members who participated in the preliminary ceremony, including their backgrounds, personalities, and behavioral styles.

I don't know where she got it from, but Si Ning thinks that this should be correct. Maybe the queen wants to rely on this to perform well in front of Jiaqing and win some points for herself.

I didn't think about it, but it was ruined by Jiaqing's words in the end.

But it's okay, the things she collected are always right, as long as they can reach Jiaqing's ears, a comment about being diligent and caring for her children is always indispensable.

Si Ning chuckled, and didn't think about burying the queen's intentions, so she gave the booklet to Qing Jin, and said indifferently: "You make a copy, and then send the original to the fourth princess, the queen can't live up to her heart .”

Qing Jin was a little surprised, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why should we give Empress Empress a chance to show her face?"

Si Ning's expression was indifferent: "The empress has sent this thing here with great fanfare. If I hold back and refuse to give it, it will be a shame. Moreover, the empress's supernatural powers are not necessarily what the emperor wants to see."

Qing Jin half understood, but she was also smart, knowing that since Si Ning had said it, it would be impossible to change it, so she nodded and went down with her things in her hands.

……

The next morning, the fourth princess received the brochure, and Qing Jin honestly explained the origin according to Si Ning's explanation, and then said: "The imperial concubine said that after you pass the door, I am afraid that you will also be in contact with relatives. At the beginning, it is inevitable that you did not understand that the things in this booklet are helpful to you, so I asked the servant to send it to you."

The fourth princess was moved when she heard this, she never thought that she would offend the Queen Mother so much, the Queen Mother still misses her, and the Imperial Concubine is so generous, thinking of her everywhere.

The fourth princess hastily saluted for a while: "Thank you, Aunt Qingjin, for bringing the things here, and please also ask Auntie to thank you for your care."

Qing Jin smiled and nodded, and handed over the things.

At the same time, she also observed the situation in the fourth princess's room. Seeing a few court ladies who were close to her with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, her actions were orderly, and the furnishings in the room were swept away from the old-fashioned before, but looked fresh and natural, so she knew that the fourth princess should It was going well, and she felt relieved, thinking about the order of the empress, and said: "Also, now that the princess is about to leave the cabinet, the matter of the nanny must be considered as soon as possible. I wonder if the princess has any requirements?"

As soon as the mother was mentioned, the fourth princess immediately thought of many things that she couldn't bear to recall, her face turned pale for a moment, and after a long time of murmuring, she said: "Yes, can I leave the mother?"

Qing Jin sighed helplessly: "I'm afraid it won't work, this is also the rule, and our three princesses will have their mothers by their side when they get married."

The fourth princess tightened her lips, knowing that her request was a little too much, she felt a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "I made a slip of the tongue, then please ask your mother to find me an honest and kind nanny. "

Qing Jin also felt very sympathetic to the princess. Seeing her being so scared, she couldn't help comforting her: "Princess, don't worry, your mentor has already left, and now a new one is here, but he doesn't have the confidence to handle you. Put on the air of the master, even if you think about it, she would not dare to oppose you."

The fourth princess nodded gratefully. Others would not dare to tell her these words, and only the people in Guieriang's palace would tell her these things.

"Third sisters have already told me, I remember them all, I will be fine in the future."

After hearing this, Qing Jin couldn't help smiling, and said softly: "If the third princess knows about it, she must be happy too."

The fourth princess couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

……

The queen listened to the commotion outside, and said calmly: "The people in the imperial concubine's palace have gone back?"

She replied to He Xiang who was serving in front of her: "I think so."

The queen sneered: "She's really cute, the things I sent over were honestly delivered to the fourth princess."

He Xiang said softly: "After all, it was your hard work. No matter how bold the noble concubine is, how dare she hide it?"

The queen sighed: "I'm just afraid that she's too smart, which makes me a little bit at a loss."

He Xiang didn't speak.

The queen turned her head, looked at the half-worn window paper, and sighed again.

Liu Jiashi is really a tricky person, he can't handle it well, and he can't find any faults, even at this point, he is still cautious, no wonder the emperor favors him so much.

……

On the day of the four princesses' initial engagement ceremony, the entire harem was very lively, and the family members who had some relations with the forehead all came to Yikun Palace, and Si Ning, as the master, entertained them with a banquet.

They are all from Mongolian aristocrats, so they acted according to the rules, but most of them spoke Mongolian, and it was a bit difficult for Si Ning to listen.

But even so, Si Ning still had a smile on his face, entertaining no one seriously.

A lot of family members from the palace also came, today is a good day for the fourth princess, and everyone followed suit.

When the words were almost finished, the fourth princess finally came out of the house in new clothes to greet everyone.

Everyone held the fourth princess's hand, and the words of admiration seemed to be free of money. The fourth princess' Mongolian language was not bad, so she coped well. Until later, the fourth princess herself received a lot of congratulatory gifts. , a little excited and a little shy.

Seeing that it was almost done, Si Ning let the fourth princess back down, and then rescued the fourth princess from the siege of those Mongolian ladies.

After that, it was the usual items of the banquet, eating and drinking, watching a small show, and when they heard that the front had left, Si Ning didn't stay much, and let people also leave.

After seeing off these guests, Si Ning felt relieved.

Maybe others think it is an honor to organize this event, but Si Ning only thinks it is hard work, if Jiaqing hadn't opened his mouth, she really didn't want to take on this tiring job.

Si Ning turned around and went back to Yikun Palace. As soon as she entered, she saw the fourth princess coming out of it. When she saw Si Ning coming in, she hurriedly stepped forward two or three times, and bowed to her: "Today's matter, I'm sorry Damn it."

Si Ning was a little surprised, and hurriedly supported her: "Princess, don't say such nonsense, this is what I should do, get up quickly."

The fourth princess got up, her eye circles were a little red, but Si Ning's heart softened when she saw it, the fourth princess is a good boy, even if the work is a bit tiring, it's worth it now.

"Your mother, I have never acted cautiously in the past, and I have never greeted you in front of you, but you can ignore the past and make such thorough preparations for me. I am really uncomfortable. This ceremony is also to make up for the guilt in my heart. "

Si Ning didn't expect that the fourth princess could say such polite words, so she patted her head with a smile: "I prepared the initial appointment ceremony for the princess, which was originally ordered by the emperor. I'm sorry for the princess's words, but seeing the princess's actions become more and more thoughtful now, my heart is much more relaxed, and I think that even if the princess goes out in the future, she can live a good life."

The fourth princess blushed when she heard this, she was a little shy, and said in a soft voice: "Although Huang Ama gave orders, there is a difference between ulterior motives and unintentional, you don't have to be polite, I understand in my heart, you and third sister, Treat me well."

Si Ning smiled, didn't say any more, just took the hand of the fourth princess and entered the room.

……

After the preliminary ceremony, the wedding of the fourth princess was finalized, and the wedding date was set in November.

The house in the capital city has been bestowed by Jiaqing, and now it has been repaired, allowing Sining to visit the homes of the fourth and third princesses.

Si Ning didn't expect that Jiaqing would talk about this, but it would be great if he could leave the palace, but this time everything went beyond the queen, and he didn't know how the queen was feeling.

But Si Ning soon lost the mind to think about it. On October 27, under the escort of Mian Yi, she went out of the palace. She went to the fourth princess's mansion to look around, and saw that the mansion was spacious and grand. , and the decoration was quite good, so he was welcomed to Wulinzhu's mansion again.

It was the first time that Wu Linzhu entertained Er Niang in her own mansion, her face was full of joy, and the whole princess mansion was also beaming with joy as she directed the orders of the servants in the mansion around.

When Si Ning got off the sedan chair, she saw Wu Linzhu and her son-in-law waiting in front of the sedan chair. When she saw her come out, she stepped forward and saluted: "My son, send my respects to Er Niang."

Si Ning hurriedly took her daughter's hand, and they hadn't seen each other for more than a month since they said goodbye in the garden. Seeing her daughter's rosy complexion now, Si Ning was also happy: "Good boy, get up."

Wu Linzhu stood up with a smile.

Only then did Sining look at the son-in-law behind Wu Linzhu, he still looked the same, neither humble nor overbearing, with a calm expression, Si Ning nodded: "The son-in-law, too, get up."

The forehead just got up.

Wu Linzhu smiled and took Si Ning's hand, and wanted to lead her around her mansion. Of course, Si Ning let her go and followed her daughter around the entire princess mansion. Sophisticated, it looks a little more interesting than the standard princess mansion of the fourth princess.

Si Ning knew that this was probably what Mian Yi meant. After all, when the Princess Mansion was being built, Mian Yi often came to oversee the construction, and she might just point out something.

When they turned to the back yard, Wu Linzhu pointed at a building with some excitement, and said with a smile: "Look, Er Niang, this is a specially built theater building. The inside is spacious and clean. Sitting in the building, you can see clearly. Going to the stage opposite is a good place to watch a play, and there is a lake behind the building, if you are tired from watching, you can also open the window to see the lake view behind, it is really a good place."

Si Ning nodded with a smile. Jiaqing likes to watch operas. As Jiaqing's daughter, Wu Linzhu also likes to watch operas. In the past, she couldn't help but watch operas in the palace. Now that she is out of the palace, she has lost a layer of restraint.

"Very good, I can open my eyes today." Si Ning smiled.

Wu Linzhu nodded with a smile: "I have invited the most famous troupe in the capital to enter the mansion today, and Er Niang can also take a look at it. What I see is better than the acting and singing of the small operas in the palace."

Si Ning has no interest in opera, but seeing her daughter so happy makes her happy too.

After visiting the garden, Sining ate another meal from the princess mansion. The cooks in the mansion were all Sining's eccentric and Wu Linzhu's taste, so Sining's food was pretty good, but there were a few dishes. The taste of the food is different, according to Wu Linzhu, it is the signature dish of the largest restaurant in Beijing, she tasted good, so she wanted Sining to try it too.

Heavy numb and spicy, it fits Sining's taste very well, and the cooking method is also different from that of the royal chef in the palace. Sining tastes really delicious.

After the meal, Wu Linzhu invited Sining to go to the theater. Wu Linzhu specially ordered a very lively play, and she watched it very seriously, while Sining was average, only observing the surrounding situation from time to time.

As for the forehead son-in-law, he has led Mian Yi to the front to speak.

The two-fold play is over, and it's time to go back to the palace, Mian Yi comes to ask Si Ning, Si Ning is full of reluctance, but she also knows that she has to go, so she can only leave with Mian Yi.

Wu Linzhu's eyes were red, and she was very reluctant to part with Si Ning, she sent Si Ning to the sedan chair all the time, and said: "Emiang, I will come to the palace to see you again tomorrow."

Si Ning looked at her daughter, feeling sore in her heart, gently took her hand and said: "Good boy, as long as you live well, Er Niang will be at ease."

Wu Linzhu held back her tears and nodded, then was supported to back away, kneeling to see Si Ning leave.

Si Ning was sitting in the sedan chair, tears streaming down her cheeks, she saw for real today that Wu Linzhu had a good life and was at ease, and her son-in-law treated her well, this was evident from the look in the eyes of the two of them. I can tell.

But even so, she still feels uncomfortable. This is her precious girl. She has raised her for so many years, and she will only see each other for a long time in the future.

After waiting until entering the palace gate, Si Ning finally wiped away her tears and resumed her previous dignified posture.

……

Not long after Si Ning went to see the princess mansion, the wedding of the fourth princess also arrived.

The entire palace was very lively that day. The queen who was originally bedridden finally got up from the sick bed to marry the fourth princess. This time, Jiaqing did not refute.

The wedding banquet of the fourth princess was very lively. The Chuxiu Palace invited a theater troupe, and Si Ning also went to see it. She didn't quite understand it, and she didn't like it very much, but the queen was very responsive to Jiaqing's hobby. very seriously.

Later, seeing the auspicious time, the fourth princess came out of the boudoir to bid farewell to her parents in her wedding attire. The queen cried a lot, and Si Ning was infected by the scene, so she also shed tears.

The concubine on one side was even wet from crying.

The fourth princess saluted the empress, bid farewell to her adoptive mother, and saluted the other concubine mothers,

When I came to concubine Xun to salute, I said with tears: "Mother Xun, I will always remember the kindness you gave me in nurturing me when I was young, but in the future, I will no longer be able to serve you in front of you."

Not to mention the empress's expression, Concubine Xun broke her guard all of a sudden, and hugged the fourth princess crying: "Good boy, don't talk about this, you will do well in the future, and our fate will not be in vain."

This is the first time for the fourth princess to be hugged in front of people. She is a little shy, but she feels warm. Even the queen mother has never hugged her like this before.

So she also simply ran away from all these years of carefulness, anxiety and fear, and leaned into Concubine Xun's arms, crying a lot.

Si Ning watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help wiping away her tears.

The empress sighed, and turned her face away. After raising her for so many years, he still didn't raise her to maturity, but he still remembered Concubine Xun who only raised her for a few days.

No matter how many feelings of parting, it was finally time to get on the sedan chair. After the fourth princess finished her makeup, she was helped onto the sedan chair. The group of them stood at the gate of the Chuxiu Palace, watching the fourth princess' sedan chair go away. To disappear into the twilight, never to be seen again.

The queen stroked her forehead wearily, and said lightly: "I'm a little tired, I'm going to rest first, the troupe is good today, you can stay and listen."

Seeing that it was getting late, Si Ning was not interested in the play, but she didn't show the Queen's face. After sending the Queen away, she listened to the play for a while and went back to Yikun Palace. It's not Sining's business.

After returning to Yikun Palace, Si Ning took a rest. In the past month, Si Ning has been busy. Almost the whole wedding was planned by Si Ning. Fortunately, it was finally over and Si Ning was able to be liberated.

Qing Jin knew Si Ning's hard work, so she watched Si Ning rest without disturbing her, she just put down the curtain silently to let Si Ning rest, while she went outside to guard.

Si Ning slept until the next morning, and when she woke up, she was much more awake.

But her body was a little sore, Qing Jin and Qing Dai combed her hair one by one, and pinched her shoulders by the other.

Si Ning couldn't help but smile wryly: "It's really different, to be so tired."

Qing Jin replied with a smile on the side: "Your Majesty has worked hard this month, and it's just right to take a break."

While talking, a word came from outside that the eunuch in front of the emperor came over, saying that he was here to deliver the emperor's reward, Si Ning was a little surprised, and hurriedly changed his clothes and went out.

As a result, as soon as he went out, he saw several baskets of fruits on the ground. In winter, such fruits are quite rare.

The eunuch who came to deliver the message was Li Dongbao, Eroli's little apprentice. He was round and shaped like an ingot, so everyone called him Little Ingot.

When he saw Si Ning, he smiled all over his face: "My lord, early this morning, the House of Internal Affairs brought in a lot of fruits. The emperor saw that you liked it, so he asked the servants to bring over a few baskets. Pick up what you like and bring it over."

Si Ning couldn't help laughing, this eunuch is quite pleasing: "The emperor's kindness is beyond words, please help me to thank the emperor for his kindness."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Qing Dai: "Eunuch Yuanbao's trip is not easy, you go and entertain him for a cup of tea."

Qing Dai immediately understood what Si Ning meant, and hurriedly called Li Dong Bao to go down.

Qing Jin went up to look at the contents of several baskets, including a basket of oranges, a basket of melons, and a basket of persimmons.

She raised her head and looked at Si Ning: "Sure enough, the empress likes it."

Si Ning knew that Jiaqing was probably doing this to reward her for the wedding banquet of the fourth princess, so she accepted it very confidently, so she nodded: "Let someone take it down and put it in the freezer, so it won't hurt."

Qing Jin nodded, and was immediately lifted down.

Qing Dai quickly greeted Li Dongbao, and personally sent him out, and then came back to reply: "The slave gave Li Dongbao a purse of five taels of silver, I wonder if it's appropriate?"

Si Ning nodded: "He is a person that E Luoli trusts, and he has face in front of the emperor. You handled it very well."

Qing Dai smiled and nodded.

Si Ning looked out the window and sighed, the fourth princess's marriage is over, and the new year is coming soon!