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

Because of the reconciliation between the second elder brother and Er Fujin, the palace also discussed it for a few days. After all, the palace is lonely, and even one or two gossips are extremely rare.

Everyone was guessing whether the second elder brother really turned his back on the prodigal son, or whether Er Fujin used some tricks.

There are even many people talking about Si Ning here, but Si Ning quickly banned this kind of discussion, not to say that people should not gossip, but some topics, if one is not careful, it will lead to death, so you still have to be careful Do things well.

But the second elder brother Mian Ning didn't seem to feel these discussions, he still showed affection with Er Fujin on his own, and even asked Er Fujin to go out of the palace to visit Fujin Erniang's birthday.

Of course, the Guerjia family would not refuse this matter. Although she didn't know what the second elder brother was up to, she thought it was worth it to see Er Niang once.

And Mianning really did what he said, and soon went to Jiaqing to ask for grace.

Jiaqing was also a little surprised when he heard the news.

He knows his son well, he has the ability, and the city government, but his personality is a bit paranoid, and it is difficult to reverse some of the things he believes.

He thought that the reconciliation between him and Er Fujin this time was just a superficial effort to cover up the previous discussion, but he didn't expect that he would come here to ask for grace for Fujin.

Jiaqing pondered for a while, if it's just like this, it's not a big deal, if he agrees, he will agree, but if Mianning behaves like this, is it true that the prodigal son has turned back?

Jiaqing couldn't believe it, but he agreed on the face, and said with a smile: "You and Fujin should be so amicable, otherwise it would be a joke."

Mian Ning was taught in a respectful voice: "When I think about the past, I just feel that I am confused. Now that I have woken up, I hope it is not too late."

Jiaqing nodded with a smile: "It's good if you can understand this point."

After that, Jiaqing cared about him a few more words, and Mianning then resigned from Jiuzhou Qingyan.

As soon as he came out, he saw Mian Yi coming over.

Mian Ning clenched his fists, smiled and saluted Mian Yi: "Brother."

Mian Yi looked at her younger brother with a smile all over her face: "From a distance, it looked like you, and it was you when I walked in. I heard that you have succeeded in studying in the past few days. I must be very pleased to come to Huang Ama."

Mian Ning felt awkward when he heard the praise of a good brother, so he forced a smile and said: "It's just a small way, after all, it's not as good as big brother, I don't want to disturb big brother to discuss business with Huang Ama, I will leave first .”

Mian Yi nodded, stood in place and watched Mian Ning leave.

When the person walked away, a little bit of deepness flashed in his eyes. Mianning came to see Huang Ama at this time, and he didn't know what the reason was.

Mian Yi didn't think any more, turned around and entered the main hall.

When he was summoned to enter, Jiaqing was writing. Seeing him coming, he waved to him: "Come and look at this word."

Mian Yi stepped forward and saw that it was a birthday character, Mian Yi immediately smiled and complimented: "Huang Ama's writing skills are vigorous, even better than before."

Jiaqing smiled and stroked his beard: "Just now Mianning came to me to ask for a favor, and wanted to take Er Fujin to celebrate Eredengbao's wife's birthday. I think that Eredengbao also made great contributions back then. Now Although he passed away, he might as well show some kindness to his family, and give this letter to his wife, what do you think?"

Mian Yi understood the meaning of Mian Ning's visit in her heart, she remained calm and said with a smile, "Huang Ama is very considerate."

Jiaqing smiled and nodded, feeling satisfied in his heart.

Afterwards, Mian Yi reported what she wanted to say, and when she got Jiaqing's response, she resigned and left.

After leaving Jiuzhou Qingyan, he ordered the eunuch Zhang Wanfu in front of him.

"Find someone to inquire about the movements of the second elder brother in the past few days."

Zhang Wanfu responded hastily, but many thoughts turned in his mind.

Mian Yi didn't say any more, and went to Nansan No. [-] Institute.

He has heard about the return of the prodigal son of Mianning in the past few days, but he has never paid attention to this kind of inner house matter, so he didn't think much about it, but now seeing Mianning's sudden change of temper, he I think there may be articles in this matter.

……

When Jiaqing's birthday character was bestowed, the second elder brother and his wife once again ignited the topic.

Even Zhang Jia, who was visiting from the beginning, said with some envy: "Second sister-in-law is really out of her league, I never imagined that the second master would be able to ask the emperor for this matter."

Niu Hulu didn't believe that the second elder brother could change his personality so much, but he always felt that there was something wrong.

But she didn't say it clearly, she just smiled and said: "It's because of her hard work, but what happens in the future depends on how she manages it."

Zhang Jia nodded in agreement: "The only thing wrong with the second sister-in-law now is that she has no heirs. The second master's temperament is so changeable, maybe he will neglect her in the future, but if the second sister-in-law can have an heir, the second sister-in-law will become the second sister-in-law in the future." No matter how much the Lord neglects her, she will be invincible."

Niu Hulu felt that Zhang Jia's words were correct, but it was someone else's business, and it was hard for them sisters-in-law to elaborate, so they just changed the subject with a smile: "Okay, don't talk about other people's business." Now, you should take care of your stomach first, it's only been three months, and you already have a stomach, you need to move around more in the future, otherwise it's not good if the fetus is too big."

Zhang Jiashi nodded very humbly: "I will remember what my sister-in-law said, don't worry."

……

On the day of Mrs. Guerja's birthday, the house was really lively.

Everyone knows that Er elder brother and Er Fujin are coming to celebrate the old lady's birthday, and there is also a birthday gift from the emperor, so everyone is very active, and there are many more people coming than before.

But traveling in the palace has its own rules, so I waited until almost noon before Er elder brother and Er Fujin arrived.

The old lady waited anxiously in the house, and when she heard someone coming, she hurriedly led a group of children and grandchildren to welcome them out.

The moment she saw the second elder brother and Er Fujin, the old lady's eye circles turned red instantly, and in order not to make people laugh, she hurriedly led someone to salute the visitor.

Seeing Erniang, Guerjia's eyes were red, and seeing Erniang bowing to him, he didn't care about anything, and stepped forward to help Erniang up.

Mian Ning on the other side also seemed very lenient, smiled and said to Ha Lang'a who helped the old lady out, "Today I come to pay my respects to the old lady, it's just the younger generation's birthday wishes to their own elders, there is no need to be so solemn."

Ha Lang'a didn't dare to be careless at all, and said with a solemn expression: "I don't dare, the etiquette cannot be broken."

Mianning smiled helplessly, but nodded in satisfaction in her heart, this Haranga is so knowledgeable, no wonder Huang Ama thinks highly of him.

Thinking of this, Mianning also had a little bit more thought about dealing with him, but the scene was wrong at this time, Mianning finally suppressed this thought, and approached the old lady with a smile.

This scene was extremely harmonious, the old lady sensed something was wrong with her own daughter, but secretly squeezed her hand to tell her not to be rude in front of others, and turned her head to express her gratitude to Mianning in fear.

Mianning seemed quite kind, and was very polite to the old lady.

After celebrating the birthday and presenting Jiaqing gifts, Mianning was taken to the front by Haranga, while Guarjia followed her mother to the backyard.

At this time, there was also a huge crowd of people in the main hall of the backyard. They should have greeted a few words, but the old lady sensed that her daughter was not in the right mood, so she didn't bother to talk to these people, so she found an excuse and moved The daughter took her to her own bedroom to change clothes.

As soon as she entered the door, Guarjia's tears fell. The old lady felt as uncomfortable as a knife when she saw her daughter like this, and hurriedly sat down with her arms around her.

"What's the matter, why are you crying?"

Guerjia was extremely wronged, but he didn't want his family to worry, so he just cried and didn't speak.

But her daughter knew it herself, and under the old lady's persuasion, Guarjia finally opened her mouth.

Listening to her daughter's grievances for so many years, the old lady couldn't stop crying. She took her daughter's hand and said, "Good boy, it's all Er Niang's fault. You shouldn't have been sent to that shameful place in the first place." place."

The Guerjia clan also just shed tears: "I don't blame Er Niang, it's just my bad luck."

The old lady felt more and more uncomfortable, she whispered to Guarjia's ear and said: "My good boy, the second elder brother suddenly came to his senses this time, he must have another purpose, maybe it's because your brother has been in court for a few years. The weather, he just wants to win over our family, don't worry about it, you have to seize this opportunity, give birth to an heir, and then you don't have to worry about anything else."

Mrs. Guerjia nodded: "I understand all this, don't worry, Er Niang."

Even though I said this, I felt a little disappointed in my heart. Even if it was Er Niang, the only advice I could give her was this. Marrying into the royal family, what can I do except suffer?

Even though the second elder brother was so cruel to her, they couldn't even say a single unkind word, they could only grit their teeth and endure it, tormenting, and even flattering them. A few days.

Thinking of this, Guarjia felt a little desperate, but in this despair, there was a bit of numbness. After all these years of court life, she was no longer the same as before. The edges and corners have been flattened, and the ability to live until now is only supported by one breath.

Mrs. Guerjia's birthday banquet was very lively and dignified that day. As long as there are decent people in Beijing, they all came to celebrate the old lady's birthday. buried.

But only the old lady, who forced herself to respond with a smile, knew how much bitterness she had swallowed in this decent face.

After lunch, Guerjia reluctantly returned to the palace with Mianning.

Sitting in the guard of honor, looking at the numb kneeling people on the street, she felt extremely sad. How is she different from them?The fate of this life cannot be controlled by oneself, and can only go with the wind.

……

When Si Ning heard the news that Er elder brother and Er Fujin had returned to the palace, he was taken aback, and said in surprise: "It's really early."

Qing Dai smiled and said: "It's not too early, any later it would have delayed the time to get the key to the palace."

Si Ning let out a laugh, and then became a little dazed, although she is not the original body, but after so many years in the palace, it seems that she has never met the original body's biological parents.

Si Ning hesitated for a moment, but in the end she suppressed the urge, she just needs to know that they are doing well.

According to Mian Yi, now the family has changed to a big house, and the brothers of the original owner have also received errands. Although they have no skills, they will not drag others down, and they can be regarded as cautious and low-key, which is enough.

Thinking of this, Si Ning was a little bit depressed, and she was also a little homesick.

Xu Qingdai could see that Si Ning was emotionally inappropriate, so she didn't talk too much about this topic, and instead talked about Sanfu Jin.

"Earlier, the imperial physician checked Sanfujin's pulse and said that the baby was twins. The slave thought that it would be good if it was a dragon and a phoenix. It is such an auspicious omen that the emperor might like it when he heard it."

Si Ning sighed when she mentioned this, given the current medical conditions, twins are really too dangerous, she would feel anxious when she thought about it, if something really happened, it would be terrible.

"It doesn't matter if it's twins or not. Sanfujin's body can't be ignored. You can go to the House of Internal Affairs to find an experienced nanny and send it to Sanfujin, so she must be careful."

When Qing Dai heard this, she knew that she hadn't picked the right topic, she was a little annoyed, she didn't dare to say more, and immediately responded.

However, Si Ning's thoughts were diverted from homesickness, and she began to talk about the problem of Sanfujin's birth. Qing Jin comforted her a few words, and Si Ning calmed down a little. One step away.

……

When Mianning and his wife returned to the South Third Institute, Mianyi also received a report from Zhang Wanfu.

The behavior of the second elder brother in the past few days was reported to Mian Yi one by one.

Mian Yi listened thoughtfully, but laughed lightly after a long time, it was quite interesting, his younger brother could really surprise him sometimes.

But the layout is still a bit too small, he always thinks about these needles and threads, and he wants to see how far Mianning can go.

Mian Yi turned a few thoughts in her mind, and lightly ordered: "Keep watching the second elder brother, and the Guerjia family's house, Ha Lang must keep an eye on it."

Zhang Wanfu responded, knowing that this master might have already made up his mind, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, following a master with deep thoughts is really good and bad, the good thing is that you don't have to think too much, just do your own thing well It's fine, the bad thing is that you really can't guess the master's emotions at all, and sometimes it's really hard to please him.

But this guy is not a violent person, as long as you do your own thing well, he won't be too harsh on you, which is considered a good thing.

……

Day by day passed, and the harem gradually became peaceful. After a few days of peaceful life, Si Ning didn't realize until the end of the year that this year was going to pass again.

As a result, it was almost the end of the year, and the nine princesses in Rufei Palace fell ill.

The Ninth Princess has been weak and sick since she was born, this is something that everyone in the palace knows, so Si Ning is not surprised, she only watched the queen go to see it, and went there herself.

In the past, Concubine Ru was hugging Princess Nine and sitting on the couch to coax her, her eyes were a little red, seeing Si Ning coming in, she handed the child to the wet nurse, got up and saluted Si Ning.

Si Ning raised his hand and said with a smile: "You don't need to be too polite, just sit down, how is the child?"

Concubine Ru forced a smile: "I had a fever a few days ago, but it's not hot today, but I still can't eat."

Si Ning felt that it was not very good, so she didn't say much, she just comforted: "Take good care of it, it will be fine."

Concubine Ru replied, but her voice was a little low.

The two of them didn't know each other very well, and they couldn't say a few words while sitting, so after a few words, they had nothing to say, and Si Ning got up to leave.

Who knew that Concubine Ru suddenly said: "The imperial concubine, the empress has been urging the heirs of the fourth elder brother's house for the past few days, do you know about this?"

Si Ning was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "I haven't heard of it."

Concubine Ru smiled: "The fourth elder brother has only been married for more than a year, and the empress is so impatient. The meaning of this, even the imperial concubine can understand."

Si Ning still didn't change his face: "No matter what the queen empress means, this matter is not something you and I should discuss."

Concubine Ru was silent for a moment, and finally said after a long time: "Your concubine, you have to be careful. The empress is not someone who is easily dismissed. If she were a man, she might be able to achieve a career. It's a pity that she is in the back house. After all, it is hard to achieve ambition, and it is inevitable that she will act more violently. Now you see that she seems to be dying, but in fact, she may be secretly accumulating strength, and only wait for the right time in the future to deal you a fatal blow. Here, I hope you will be more careful It is."

Of course, Si Ning has already experienced the Queen's methods, and naturally he will not imagine her as a harmless person, so he smiled and said: "I have written down Rufei's words, but Rufei is so honest with me. And don't know why?"

When Concubine Ru heard this, her heart moved, and she immediately said sincerely: "All I want is to live a stable life, I don't dare to think about other things."

After hearing this, Si Ning raised her eyebrows: "So that's the case, I wrote it down, maybe in the future even Rufei can get what she wants."

Concubine Ru immediately breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and saluted Si Ning again.

After receiving this gift, Si Ningsheng turned and left Rufei's residence.

She got on her shoulders, with a lot of thoughts in her heart.

She saw Rufei's intention to seek refuge, and she thought that Rufei had already seen the direction of the wind in the palace at this time, and chose her side, but even so, she might not trust Rufei much.

The reason why he accepted her invitation just now, and even accepted her refuge implicitly, was just because he didn't want to have another enemy in the palace at this time.

Rufei's request is not too much, so it's okay if she agrees, and it can make her feel at ease, so why not do it?

However, this is all based on the fact that Mianyi can succeed. If Mianyi fails to succeed in the future, there is nothing wrong with what I said today, and Rufei will not be able to catch her. Don't worry about these anymore.

Thinking of this, Si Ning felt a little more at ease.

The Queen's side was indeed too quiet during this time.

But Si Ning doesn't worry about these things, she can clearly see that the Queen has always had the idea of ​​praying mantises, cicadas and orioles, and now she keeps a low profile, and it's just for Jiaqing to see. As for what thoughts are private, Si Ning doesn't care If you can think of it, it's nothing more than letting the fourth brother accumulate some political capital so as to lay a solid foundation for the future.

But now the fourth elder brother is still too young and has no heirs, let alone Jiaqing's favorite, so the empress is urging the heirs to come.

She was probably also thinking that if the fourth elder brother gave birth to an heir, maybe Jiaqing would look up to him, and the fourth elder brother would also have the opportunity to get some errands for him.

After thinking about these things, Si Ning didn't feel anxious anymore, but she still kept her eyes on the queen so as not to make any big news.

……

In the first month of the 17th year of Jiaqing, Jiaqing ordered the eldest son of the emperor, Mian Yi, to go to the Taimiao to salute on his behalf.

This is already an obvious signal, and the hearts of the ministers inside and outside the court have settled down, knowing that the position of eldest elder brother is already very stable.

But when Mianning heard the news, his face turned black. He thought that Huang Ama would promote him a little in order to suppress his eldest brother, but he didn't expect that Huang Ama still valued his elder brother more.

After Mianning heard the news, he stayed in the study all morning. If he was not afraid that Jiaqing would notice something, he would even want to get angry.

But Mianning has experienced these years of experience, and it is obvious that the city is already very deep. When he counted from the study in the afternoon, his expression has become normal, and there is no trace of flaws.

Er Fujin heard the news in the backyard. He thought that during this period of time, the second elder brother might lose his temper again, but unexpectedly, he sent a message that afternoon, saying that he would come to his room tonight and give her a gift. medicine.

At this moment, Er Fujin felt that Mian Ning was already a little scary. When he was moody before, Er Fujin didn't feel this way, but at this moment, she felt a little shuddering.

After the queen heard the news, she was calmer than the second elder brother. She didn't even change her face, she just nodded and said to Liu Xu: "Take my new tonic and go to the second elder brother later. If you see him in a bad mood, let him come to my place once, if he is in a calm mood, then you don’t need to say anything, just put down the tonic and come back.”

Liu Xu answered in a deep voice, turned around and left.

When Liu Xu came back, the queen saw that Mianning hadn't come with her, so she understood everything in her heart.

She couldn't help sighing, Mianning's growth rate is quite fast, and now he can stabilize his emotions in a short period of time, and it seems that he is not as useless as he appears.

At the same time, the queen also became more vigilant towards Mianning, she must not shoot herself in the foot.

……

After this incident, Si Ning's position in the palace became more and more detached.

Although there is still a queen on the surface, but whether it is the Ministry of Internal Affairs or other places, they are more and more attentive to the service in Si Ning Palace.

Any good things will always be offered first, even if Si Ning didn't ask at all.

Feeling the improvement of her living standard, Si Ning also feels a little bit emotional in her heart. This is the way things are in this world.

The queen looked at this scene coldly, but she didn't react at all, because she knew very well that no matter how capable a person is, he can't fight against the general trend. Now she is only at the bottom of the valley, and she has not yet reached the point of losing everything. She can't panic. There will be a long time in the future, and comparing the length of time is something that fools will do.

……

After Mian Yi finished offering sacrifices to the Taimiao, she also noticed a change in her situation. Many people began to show favor to her both openly and secretly, and even many people began to blatantly want to take refuge in her.

But Mian Yi was not dazzled by the momentary advantage. Even in the eyes of all the people, he was still low-key and cautious. He didn't even take this opportunity to recruit a few more disciples. The three or two people who had to be used in front of him were still the same.

At the same time, he also sent someone to his mother's house to warn him carefully, not to be taken advantage of by others, and to accept anything that shouldn't be accepted.

Liu Jia's family are all honest and responsible people, they feel hot when they look at the things sent over, and they dare not accept them at all, and they are not so courageous, so naturally they will do whatever Mian Yi says, even if they ask for help. There are a lot of posts, but also honestly thank you behind closed doors.

Because they can also feel that their future future is all pinned on Mian Yi. Others can be offended, but this big nephew and grandson must never be offended.

Mian Yi is also very satisfied with this foreign family, although there is no help, but the victory is obedient, which is already very good.

Seeing Mianyi's actions, Jiaqing was also very satisfied.

To put it bluntly, although he valued his son, he was the emperor, and if everyone in the subordinates got involved with his son, he would be the first to be unhappy.

And this son knows how to advance and retreat, does not greedy for power, does not form cliques for personal gain, acts respectfully and cautiously, treats his brothers generously, and is very filial to himself. Jiaqing is naturally satisfied, thinking that he really gave birth to a good son!