The maid of the red house

On this happy event, the Jia family was busy entertaining the congratulatory people. Mrs. Wang was not good at this, Jia's mother was getting older, Sister Feng was in confinement, Li Wan was a widow, and Tanchun Xichun was a young lady. The person who washes the son of Sister Feng.

Daiyu and Xueyan didn't care. They said hi to Mrs. Jia Muwang and so on, and then they left, saying that the house was busy and they didn't dare to disturb them for a long time.

The silver thread on Jiamu's head seemed to be a little brighter. Hearing that Daiyu and Xueyan were saying goodbye, she felt sad and said, "I'll go back after dinner. There will still be wine for a while."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, pointing at Xueyan and said: "After a while, Xueyan's son-in-law will go to my house to pick her up."

Xueyan shot Daiyu a sideways look, then lowered her head pretending to be shy.

When Jia Mu heard this, she smiled and said, "Xueyan came with you. I forgot for a moment that she also has someone."

As he spoke, he said to Xueyan: "Your son-in-law always remembers you, so it's a good thing. You two should live a good life. I won't keep you. I'll be free tomorrow, so come over for a stroll."

Xueyan agreed with a smile, pulled away and left with Daiyu, went out the door of the upper room, and complained: "The girl left as soon as she said goodbye. Is there any excuse? You just use me as a raft."

Daiyu smiled and said: "Is what I said wrong? You often say that no matter what you say, if you have an excuse, it's not good for others. Although I said that Mr. Zhao came to pick you up today, you and I will be clean, but I didn't lie. Coax people."

Xueyan was rendered speechless by her words, so she couldn't help laughing too.

Suddenly, Mrs. Wang rushed towards her and said, "Xueyan wait a moment."

Xueyan was taken aback, and had no choice but to stand still.

When Jia Mu heard Mrs. Wang's voice, she hurriedly ordered Yuanyang to come out, and asked, "The old lady asked the lady what she called Xueyan?"

Mrs. Wang entered the room hurriedly, and said with a smile: "I have an important matter to ask Xueyan's brother."

As soon as Jia's mother heard it, she knew about Guan Yuanchun. When she thought that Yu Liansheng was more and more relied on by Emperor Changqian in the palace, she also felt that she should. The man who returned ordered Xueyan and Daiyu to come back. , I will trouble you to go back at an hour and a half later."

Xueyan looked at Daiyu, who secretly sighed and said, "How can I resign from the orders of my grandmother and aunt?"

When Jia Mu heard this, she was very happy. She called the mandarin ducks and invited them to sit in her room. .

Xueyan sat in Jiamu's room, had tea and chatted with Daiyu, and Mrs. Wang sent Tanchun to accompany her.

Daiyu looked at Tanchun with a happy face, and was about to start teasing her, but she saw Mrs. Wang bringing two newly promoted maids, Jinhuan and Yuhuan, and everyone hurriedly stood up.

Mrs. Wang said to Tanchun, "Your second elder brother's brain hurts from studying recently. Go and see him for me."

Tanchun understood, knowing that Mrs. Wang had something to say to Daiyu, so she hurriedly quit.

Only Daiyu, Xueyan and their girls were left in the room. Mrs. Wang sent Jinhuan and Yuhuan out again. Seeing this, Daiyu had to send Zijuan Tinglan, and Xueyan also called Xiaolan and Cuiliu out.

A trace of satisfaction appeared on Mrs. Wang's face, and she said to Xue Yan: "I'm afraid I will have to trouble you about this matter."

Both Xueyan and Daiyu guessed a little bit in their hearts, and hurriedly said: "If you have anything to say, just order it, if it is something within your ability, you will not dare to refuse, how dare you ask your wife to bother you."

Mrs. Wang smiled when she heard the words, then sighed, and said: "You also know that your mother has boiled oil in the palace for ten years before she was named a noble concubine. Our family can't do anything in the palace. Although there are several The big and small eunuchs who often come to ask for money, but they can't help the mother, but there are a lot of things in the house for nothing. I heard that your elder brother is very warm-hearted, and he is a celebrity in front of the saint, so I asked you to entrust your elder brother. Brother, take care of your mother in the palace, our whole family is very grateful."

Xueyan said: "It stands to reason that I have been in the mansion for so many years, so I shouldn't have resigned. It's just that since my elder brother came out to marry me, I haven't seen my elder brother for many days since then. I don't know when we will meet next time. I'm afraid I'll miss the empress' important event."

Daiyu heard this, glanced at Mrs. Wang, and hurriedly reprimanded: "But I just asked you to pass a word to Eunuch Yu. What's the matter? The second aunt is worried about your mother. You should be sympathetic to your mother's heart."

Xueyan knew that Daiyu had planned this for her own sake, and felt that her earlier refusal was too straightforward, so she pretended to smile bitterly: "I think so too, but it's always my brother who comes out to look for me, where is the palace gate?" I don't know how to pass the words in? Besides, my elder brother is the most disciplined, even if he takes things out of the palace, he has to go through the clear road, so he dares to pass the news privately. It doesn't matter if I am a girl, if this matter is leaked, It doesn't matter if you hurt your brother, but you're afraid of your empress."

After hearing these words, Mrs. Wang calmed down a little, and said with a smile: "Although our family is incompetent, there are a few who can pass the news in. You don't have to worry about being unable. In addition, you don't have to pass the news to your father-in-law. I beg Eunuch Yu to speak a few words of kindness for the empress in front of the sage, and remind us often, so that the sage will visit the empress more often, so we can rest assured."

Daiyu and Xueyan suddenly realized what she meant.

Xueyan lowered her head and thought for a while, then said: "Madam Rong, I dare not promise for my brother, so I have to wait until I see my brother, and then I will definitely tell him all my wife's orders, whether I should or not, it depends on my brother the meaning of."

She knew that Yu Liansheng was dedicated to his duties, and he was never bribed by the concubines of the harem and the officials of the former court to reveal any news. Every time he got something, he would report it to Emperor Changgan. Emperor Changgan appreciated it very much and ordered him to accept it. Occasionally ask him to deliver some specious news, or pretend that Yu Liansheng has favored some concubine, and he never tires of it.

Mrs. Wang beamed with joy, and hurriedly called Jin Huan in, holding a heavy brocade box to Xue Yan, and said: "It's great if you're willing to bother. When you see Eunuch Yu, please remember to tell me."

Xueyan didn't know what good things were in the brocade box, but she felt at ease about taking things from Rongguo Mansion, so she pretended to give way and let Xiaolan come in to collect them, and then she and Xueyan bid farewell to Mrs. Jia Muwang and others and went back.

Daiyu leaned against the pillow in the car and said softly, "Don't make things difficult for yourself."

Xueyan smiled and said: "Don't worry, girl, I can take care of it myself. People like me have the most clear grievances and grievances, and I won't hurt my brother's future for others. When the time comes, I will just push it to my brother."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Your elder brother treats you really well. Even my own elder brother may not be as good as my father-in-law."

Thinking of the Jia family, Jiazhen waiting for Xichun, Jia Lian waiting for Spring, and Baoyu waiting for Tanchun, except that Tanchun was always thinking about Baoyu, making clothes, shoes and socks by himself. Zhen and Jia Lian's eyes are as if they don't cherish the spring and welcome the spring, which is no better than Julien's waiting for the snow geese to dig out their hearts and lungs.

Xueyan was very proud of herself, and said: "This is my good fortune. Born in a wealthy family, even if it is rich and well-clothed, it is not as good as my brother and sister. Now I only think about the future when my brother retires and returns home. Yes, we brothers and sisters supported us to live."

Daiyu couldn't help laughing and said, "You're thinking too far ahead, how old is Yu Gonggong this year?"

Xueyan also laughed when she heard this.

She remembered that Yu Liansheng once said that he should be his own job well, do not do evil, do not form cliques, only be loyal to the Lord, and do not marry a wife and adopt children like Dai Quan. Shangxin took pity on him and allowed him to leave the palace with the accumulated property, and then he would either adopt a son or adopt a son and live a good life. This is the life of a fairy.

To this, Xueyan agrees very much. Throughout the ages, how many power officials have not come to a good end, isn't it because of forming cliques for private interests and do all kinds of evil?Although Yu Liansheng is not as capable as Zheng and Cai Lun, he is willing to be a decent person, which shows his character is upright.

After hearing this, Daiyu nodded in praise and said, "There are so many people who look down on eunuchs, but I don't know that there are good people among them."

Xueyan also felt that she was blessed, that day she helped two eunuchs who had not entered the palace as servants, although the other one was not good and ungrateful, but this one treated her very well.She lowered her head and thought about how to talk about Mrs. Wang's entrustment to Yu Liansheng, when she suddenly raised her head and saw a hint of sadness in the corners of Daiyu's brows and eyes, Xueyan felt worried and asked, "What are you thinking, Miss?"

Daiyu said: "What else can I think about? It's just thinking about things in my grandmother's house. Usually Lian's second elder brother and Lian's second sister-in-law have no children, but now they gave birth safely. I don't know how to make trouble in the future."

Xue Yan listened with a smile and said: "It turns out that this is the case. Sooner or later, the uncle will make trouble, but now he can't, so the empress is happy. The second uncle is in a good time, and even the old lady can't stop the empress from doing it." The golden and jade match is the decision, so we can only ignore it for the time being, let's pretend it's nothing, let alone uncle and master?"

The first room of Jia Zheng lived in Rongxitang, no matter what the name was wrong, it was just that Jia's mother was eccentric, Yuan Chun became a noble concubine again, Jia She just swallowed her anger.But in terms of age, it should be Jia Amnesty, but in terms of power, what benefits did Yuan Chun bring to her natal family?It turned out to be a bottomless pit. Although Wang's family is Mrs. Wang's support, it is also Sister Feng's natal family, and her parents are still there. Does Wang Ziteng prefer the younger sister or the daughter?Needless to say, it is naturally the latter.

The longer Jia She endured, the more severe the troubles would be in the future. It's a pity that Jia Zheng's family has lived in the Rongxi Hall for decades, and they don't feel that they should belong to Jia She. I know how many people are upset, it must be because of this that Jia She, who has always been as greedy and mean as he, rewarded so many things on the day when Sister Feng gave birth.

It is true that Jia She is hateful, but poor people must have something to hate. If they are not pitiful, how can they do hateful things?

Daiyu sighed deeply, and said: "I only feel sorry for my grandmother at such an old age, her health is gradually getting worse, and she has revealed a bit of her next life. The same is true of the first uncle and the second uncle. According to me, the second uncle It's time to move out of Rongxitang long ago, since they can get a good name, the eldest uncle doesn't have to blame them, and when he calms down, there will be less animosity between the two families."

A flash of sarcasm flashed in Xueyan's heart, and she said, "Miss said, is Second Uncle willing?"

Daiyu and her never shy away from these things, and said in a low voice: "If Second Uncle is willing, he won't stay here for many years."

Xueyan laughed and said: "Miss understands clearly, why are you saying these words? Miss loves the old lady, and she thinks of everything for the old lady, because the old lady also loves the girl, and she spends so much time on other girls. Your affection?"

Daiyu nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, so I don't interfere in their family's affairs, I just sigh with emotion for a while."

Xueyan said: "If there is a man in the mansion who can stand up and know how to make progress, it would be good. Unfortunately, there is no one in the upper and lower ranks who can inherit the family business. They only know how to rely on the empress's dignity in the palace, fighting cocks and running dogs, spending time and wine, Bao Erye is good, temperament Linghui has such a temper, she can't do anything at all."

Daiyu sighed: "The gentleman's Ze is cut off for five generations. How can there be long-term wealth in the world? It's a pity that the world can't see through it. Our family is because I have no brothers, and the descendants are few, so the century-old family disappeared. My father saw it at the beginning. Kai Sui thought I was raised by a man, and I can see it, although I feel sad, in the end it is nothing to do, but my grandmother's family is flourishing like this, there is only one Lang Geer at the top and bottom, maybe I can count on it, I really don't know How to do it."

Xueyan said in a low voice: "I hope Lan Ge'er will be able to establish a family in the future. Second Master Lian's brother is well-bred, and we don't know in the future."

Daiyu thought that although the entire Jia family was obsessed with prosperity, Jia Lan was still very upbeat and had a newborn child, so there might not be a glimmer of hope, so she also laughed, feeling a little relieved.

When he arrived at Zhou's house, he went back to Mrs. Zhou, sat down and talked for a while, and then listened to Zhao Yun to pick him up.

Under Daiyu's narrow gaze, Xueyan bid farewell to everyone.

Zhao Yun saw that Xiaolan put a heavy brocade box on his and Xueyan's car, and the sound of the falling was very heavy, so he couldn't help but wondered: "What is this? Aren't all your clothes and jewelry in Xiaolan, Cuiliu and the others?" In the car? When was there an extra box?"

Xueyan got into the car, and when Xiaolan put down the curtain outside and the car drove out of the city, she told Mrs. Wang's entrustment.

Zhao Yun was slightly startled, and said with emotion: "Poor parents in the world, although Mrs. Jia has a calculating heart, she is probably worried about her daughter's situation in the palace. From this, it can be seen that it may not be easy for their mother to be in the palace. You Are you going to tell Uncle Yu?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "This matter is beyond my control, let my brother decide tomorrow."

Zhao Yun nodded in agreement, although he wanted to make Xueyan stay away from Rongguo Mansion, but because of Daiyu, Xueyan is a person who knows how to repay her kindness, and both sisters have the reputation of loyalty, so the two are far away , I can only help a little when I can, and stay away from their family's evil deeds.

Daiyu is extremely intelligent, and Xueyan is exquisitely translucent. Neither Zhou Hong nor Zhao Yun are worried that their wives will do something that will harm the family.

Xueyan planned to hand over all the brocade boxes Mrs. Wang gave to Yu Liansheng. She was not short of money anyway, and she would not just accept things when she saw them, so when she opened it, her eyes were suddenly aching with jewels and jewels. shed tears.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun quickly covered her eyes with a handkerchief, and said helplessly, "Why don't you be careful."

Xueyan took the handkerchief and wiped her tears, saying: "In the past, our wife seldom rewarded precious things. How could I have expected to be so generous this time? Look, there are gold scorpions, silver ingots, pearls, agates, emeralds, and jaspers. The box, the end of the dazzling light."

Zhao Yun glanced at it and said with a smile: "It is said that the Rongguo Mansion is exhausted, but I can't see it all."

Xue Yan smiled coldly, and said: "Can you not see through? They each have a great ability to make money from their own pockets, but the government has no money, so which one of them is not a rich man? They use She gave the Lin family a lot of money. The old lady gave 1 taels of money on the surface, but privately gave 3000 taels of gold, and 1000 taels of gold jewelry, all kinds of jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. For 5000 taels of silver You almost sold the second girl, you know, when the second grandmother of Pianlian gave birth to a child, she gave a box of things, more than 5000 taels? The second wife has been in the door for more than 30 years, how did she ever take a cent and a half to fill the public office? She also did champerty lawsuits before Matters of profiteering and exploitation are just not done when you are old, eat fast and recite Buddhism, this idea is just a drop in the bucket.”

If it weren't for the fact that Gongzhong couldn't turn around, I'm afraid Mrs. Wang wouldn't take these ladders to manage.

Zhao Yundao: "You said at the beginning that the Lai family's family business was all obtained from the mansion. It can be seen that not only the master of the family, but also the servants in charge of the house are also pocketed. It only took five or six years."

Xueyan was about to close the box when she suddenly narrowed her eyes and rummaged through it carefully.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun smiled and said, "What are you looking for?"

Xueyan said: "I seem to have seen a dowry gift from the old lady of the Lin family."

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, and after a short while, Xueyan found a white suet jade pendant with five blessings and a long life, held it up and looked at it, then looked at the half-worn red silk ribbon, nodded and said: "Yes, this is the pendant. A jade pendant for our old lady's dowry, there is a dowry list, I saw it in the warehouse, our master gave us most of the head jewelry and accessories of the mistresses for several generations, but he also said at the time that we can't take them all So, you have to keep a few good things so that no one will doubt you."

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "It's not uncommon to see things with the same pattern. How can you be sure that this is the dowry gift of the old lady of the Lin family?"

Xueyan sneered, and said: "If it's anything else, I really don't know it, but the master said that there are 36 pairs of jade pendants that our old lady married, and they are all in pairs. This jade pendant is also a pair, but the master When I was naughty when I was young, I accidentally dropped it when I was playing with it, one piece had many cracks and I threw it away, and this one was missing a corner, so I used gold to make up."

Zhao Yun took a quick look and saw that the corner of the jade pendant was supplemented with gold. He said, "Since it belongs to the Lin family, why would the second wife of the Rongguo Mansion take it out and take care of it? Don't they know that you can recognize it?"

Xueyan said indifferently: "There are many things in the Lin family, and they don't belong to their family. Who can remember them all clearly? I'm afraid we girls won't recognize that this is the old lady's dowry. The old lady Sang received it from the Sang family. The dowry things for the old lady, let alone these small objects, a box full of things, full of jewels, I am afraid the second wife didn't pay attention."

Zhao Yundao: "It can be seen that the things of the Lin family have been greedy from all over the Rongguo Mansion inside and out."

Xueyan nodded in agreement, and searched again. Although there were a few familiar items, she didn't know whether they belonged to the Lin family. The good thing is that no one is willing to spit it out. The old lady is also worried about forcing them to return the things, and they feel angry in their hearts, which has killed Grandma Zhou. After all, if Grandma Zhou is gone, it will be more justifiable for them to take those things."

Zhao Yundao: "Taijun Shi has put in a lot of painstaking efforts, but his descendants are like this, and it's all because he didn't teach well."

Xueyan smiled and said: "Exactly, so you have to teach your students well, don't let them go astray and develop evil intentions."

Zhao Yun took her hand, put the jade pendant back into the brocade box, closed it, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will discipline our son strictly in the future, and don't allow him to have a bad temper."

Xueyan spat at him, blushing and remained silent.

Zhao Yun suddenly remembered what he had said a few days ago, when asked, Xue Yanfang remembered, and said: "I just heard it, I'm not sure."

Zhao Yun said with a smile: "Then you can explain in detail."

Xueyan picked a few things that could be said, Zhao Yun was stunned, and then said: "I haven't heard of it, but it's new."

Xueyan smiled and said, "It's all heard, I don't know if it's true or not."

Zhao Yundao: "Since I heard it, it makes sense when I think about it, but I don't know it after all. I don't think it's good for a female doctor who studies medicine. Although a medical girl has many uses, a lady from a rich family doesn't want to do it. The family is small and illiterate, how many people are willing to learn this? Besides, it is not a one-time achievement, even if the medical skills are excellent, the world may look down on them."

Xueyan sighed, and said: "That's exactly what I said, it's just a whimsical idea."

Zhao Yun comforted: "Maybe one day, it will really be as you said, I don't know."

Xueyan smiled and refused to comment, but since then she often read medical books and learned a few things with Zhao Yun. They are husband and wife, so naturally they have no taboos when talking about acupoints. Xueyan also knows some ways to keep in good health. extremely fast.

Zhao Yun and his wife were like-minded. Seeing that she was eager to learn, and that teaching her the acupoints of the Eight Meridians was beneficial, he devoted himself to teaching her, not only teaching her to identify the acupoints, but also to feel the pulse. Yan actually learned a little bit successfully, and he was no worse than ordinary doctors in acupuncture and moxibustion, so I won't talk about it later.

Now Xueyan didn't know that she could learn a skill in the future, so after a few days home, she heard that Julien was coming.

Husband and wife hurriedly greeted them out, please enter the hall.

Xueyan frowned slightly and said: "Could it be that someone passed the news to big brother, so big brother made this trip?"

Seeing that she was safe and sound, Yu Liansheng immediately felt relieved, with a trace of anger flashing across his face, he said: "That's not true. A while ago, someone sent a message saying that you have something important to see me, please come out of the palace to meet me quickly. But I can’t go out of the palace, I feel anxious like something, I can’t sleep well, later the master saw it and said that you have never sent any news in previous years, and you have no way out, so let me come out and find out.”

Xueyan heard that Yu Liansheng said that the person who delivered the news was incomplete and untrue, which made him worried about himself, and couldn't help but get angry with Rongguo Mansion. Wouldn't it be good to tell the truth about the news?Why bother to say that you have something important to do?

Zhao Yun hurriedly told Yu Liansheng about Mrs. Wang's entrusting Xueyan to the side, and asked Xiaolan to bring the brocade box.

Yu Liansheng sneered and said, "What's so important, you're coaxing me!"

Xueyan said: "I didn't want to agree to Mrs. Jia's second, I just listened to my brother, I gave my things to my brother, and my brother returned them to them."

But Yu Liansheng said: "No, I gave it back to them. They dare not hate me. Don't they hate you? It's really like bees seeing honey. I'll go back to the master in a while, please make a decision."

Xueyan worried: "It's just a trivial matter, how can the saint have time to care about it?"

Yu Liansheng said: "Now the affairs of the court are becoming clearer, the master is much more leisurely than before, and he still has time to listen to me about the human customs and deeds outside. Right now, the emperor's body is heavy, and the master goes to pay his respects from time to time. Originally, he said that he would give the old minister his blessings." The ladies who come out of the family are decent. What's more, the concubine Xiande is pregnant with the dragon seed, and the saint will not touch his own blood, so it is nothing to take care of. I returned to the saint, and the saint pushed the boat with the current, and the Jia family thanked you again. Why not do it .”

After Zhao Yun finished listening, he said, "The sage trusts uncle."

Yu Liansheng shook his head and said: "A companion is like a tiger. A sage never trusts anyone. Even the most trusted ones are seven-point trustful and three-point defensive. I have no desires, no desires, and loyalty. Another rootless person, a sage thinks more of me than others. It’s fine for my sister-in-law not to be an official, but it’s all right to remind General Zhou occasionally, and it’s out of the ordinary. My sister only cares about Lin Shuren’s good or bad Well, if General Zhou is not good, Lin Shuren is naturally not good either."

Xueyan couldn't help but blushed when she heard this. It turned out that Yu Liansheng also saw the importance of Daiyu in her heart.

Zhao Yun stood up and bowed to Lian Changchang, grateful.

Yu Liansheng said: "It's a big taboo for civil servants and generals to join forces. Mr. Zhou is a civil servant and General Zhou is a military commander. For now, it doesn't matter. The longer the time passes, the more suspicious the saint will be. You also persuade Mr. Zhou and General Zhou to have an alliance sooner or later." It’s a regulation. Although Master Zhou is now back and has great power, and General Zhou is in charge of the imperial guards, but for the sake of descendants, there are gains and losses.”

Zhao Yun understood, and said: "Don't worry, brother, next time I see General Zhou, I will have something to say."

Yu Liansheng nodded in satisfaction. Zhao Yun is a smart person, so there is no need for him to order too carefully. Seeing Xueyan coming over to pour tea in person, he glanced at the brocade box and said, "Your sister can keep whatever she likes."

Xueyan said: "It's for brother, what should I keep it for? What's more, you have to return to the saint, how can you give it to someone at will."

Yu Liansheng said with a smile: "Master doesn't care much about these things, besides, I never hide it from him. Now the master allows me to dispose of it myself, and I only need to go back to his old man. I don't need many of these things. My sister can keep them." "

Xueyan thought for a while, opened the brocade box and only took the jade pendant of the old lady of the Lin family as a dowry, and said: "I only want this, and I will give it to Grandma Zhou tomorrow, and I don't need the rest."

Seeing that it was a jade pendant inlaid with gold, Yu Liansheng asked in surprise, "Why is this? You only want this one?"

Xueyan told the origin of the jade pendant and said, "It's useless for us to keep it. It's a thought for Grandma Zhou." The things of the Lin family are for Daiyu, the things of missing her ancestors.

Yu Liansheng was not surprised at all, she had expected that Rongguo Mansion still had many belongings from the Lin family, and said: "I don't know what Buddha I am chanting after eating fast. A dowry item for another family’s daughter to save her life. As a human being, you should put yourself in your shoes and think about how you treat other people’s daughters, so why blame others for treating her daughter badly.”

Xueyan said: "If everyone thinks this way, many dirty things will not happen."

Yu Liansheng said: "Sister Cai said that there are still a few familiar things here, so she simply kept them and asked Lin Shuren if they belonged to her family. If so, give them to her as well. We don't lack any."

Xueyan said: "I can't remember clearly either. The dowry lists of several generations of mistresses are kept upside down. It may be possible to match a pair, but if it is not one of them, it may not be possible to test. After all, the things in the Lin family's warehouse, the account books I was accidentally burned by the master, and it was to keep the things left for Grandma Zhou, so as not to be found out that the number was wrong."

Yu Liansheng smiled and said, "If you're not from the Lin family, you can keep it for yourself. What a good thing."

Xueyan agreed, and picked out a few familiar things, all of which were very rare and precious.

After dinner at Zhao's house, Yu Liansheng returned to the capital on horseback, went around the capital, inquired about things for a while, and then went to the palace to report to Emperor Changqian. He said: "All the gifts from the Jia family are here. Only a few things are from the Lin family, and the villain will leave them for my sister and give them to Lin Shuren of the Zhou family."

The brocade box was opened and placed on top of the big case. Emperor Changqian reached out and grabbed a handful, then slipped back into the box from between his fingers, and said with a light smile: "According to what you said, if you look at these things again, I'm afraid that the leaders of the Rongguo Mansion will Those who are in charge have countless savings.”

Yu Liansheng smiled and said, "Master is wise."

Emperor Changgan said: "Since they are willing to give it to you, you can accept it."

Yu Liansheng thanked him with a smile, and planned to save all these things. In the future, it would be better to leave jewelry to his sister, or to add makeup to his niece, than to buy them. The gold and silver would be used to buy houses and land, and he would live with his sister after leaving the palace. There are also companions.

When Emperor Changqian asked about current affairs outside, Yu Lian told him all the news about his life.

These will not be passed on to the palace, Emperor Changqian listened with relish, and said: "You said that the Rongguo Mansion now has an eldest grandson in the long house? Could it be that there is no quarrel between the two houses?"

Yu Liansheng remembered what Xueyan said, and said with a smile: "It just so happens that Concubine Xiande is pregnant at this moment, no matter how unwilling the eldest son is, he will not dare to act rashly."

Emperor Changgan smiled and said, "I'm afraid there will be good scenes to watch in the future."

Yu Liansheng said: "The villain heard from my sister that the estrangement between the two houses is getting worse, and the old lady's spirit is not as strong as in previous years. I don't know how many years she can protect the second house. If the old lady leaves, the long house will definitely separate. It's going to be a big mess."

Emperor Changgan said: "That girl Wang is a clever person, and she can see clearly."

Hearing Emperor Changqian's praise, Yu Liansheng immediately felt honored. He always believed that Xueyan was the most knowledgeable, maybe not as exquisite as Daiyu, but he was not far behind, and could always predict the enemy's plans First of all, the guess is very accurate.

Emperor Changgan got up and said, "Go to Fengzao Palace to see Concubine Xiande."

Yu Liansheng hastily sent word to the outside to drive Fengzao Palace.

Yuanchun was pregnant and became lazy day by day. He had seen his grandmother and mother a few days ago, and heard that his mother had entrusted Julien Sheng to take care of the palace. He couldn't help sighing secretly. Received many rewards from concubines in the harem, but she was always impartial. Xueyan came from her own family, but how could she influence Yu Liansheng's thoughts?

At that time, I was plucking the strings in my room, when I heard the saint coming, Yuan Chun hurried out to meet him.

Emperor Changqian said: "My concubine is weak, so she can be exempted from the etiquette."

Yuan Chun thanked him and got up, and invited Emperor Changgan to sit down, but she felt uneasy in her heart. She was not sure what Emperor Changgan thought. She had noticed that her title was different these years, but Emperor Changgan never treated her coldly. Although I am not as respected by Emperor Changqian as the empress, but compared to Wu Guifei and Zhou Guiren.

After more than ten years in the imperial palace, bearing the honor and disgrace of her family, Yuan Chun felt more and more sad. She often thought that if she could start over, she would not let her family send her to such an unseen place. Although there was no bloody storm, she killed people everywhere No knife.

Instead of her being startled every step of the way in the palace, it's better for her parents to teach her children and grandchildren well and fight for her breath.

It's a pity that she is already in the palace, and she can't do anything about the family affairs, and Jiamu and Mrs. Wang will not tell her what happened at home when they enter the palace, only occasionally hear a few words in the gloating of other concubines, full of worry No one knows, even if it mentions Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang, they don't care much.

Emperor Changqian asked Yuanchun a few words, which were nothing more than food and clothing.

Yuan Chun was pleasantly surprised by these warm words, and hurriedly answered them one by one cautiously.

After hearing this, Emperor Changqian said to Lian Sheng: "Concubine Xiande is weak, you can tell the queen that it is my intention to take care of Concubine Xiande more, add more maids and eunuchs to serve, and pay more attention to medicine and diet. "

Yuan Chun's face changed color, and he quickly knelt down on the ground, saying: "The palace has its own rules, and a concubine who can't afford to be a master treats her differently."

Yuan Chun is a smart woman, how could she not know what kind of crisis such a word of mouth would bring to herself?At that time, I will definitely become the target of public criticism in the harem. Not only will some people say that I am too delicate to trip myself up, but some will feel that I am provoking the palace rules, and the queen will also feel that I have hurt her majesty and dignity.

Emperor Changgan unconsciously appreciated it, and said with a smile, "Since you don't want to, then that's all."

Yuan Chun hurriedly thanked him, but when he got up, he felt that his little clothes were soaked.

Emperor Changqian sat down again before he drove back to the palace. Although Yu Liansheng did not pass on Emperor Changgan's oral order to the queen, Fengzao Palace was not like an iron bucket, and someone had already passed on the news.

After the queen found out, it was already the second day, and she was flattering the empress dowager in the palace. After hearing this, she smiled slightly, and said to the empress dowager: "The concubine Xiande is pregnant, and the master should be sympathetic, but the concubine Xiande is not. He is well-behaved and honest.”

What the Empress Dowager is most satisfied with is the Queen's impartial attitude towards concubines. She is knowledgeable and reasonable, and never jealous. She doesn't think so about Concubine Xiande, but the dragon species in Concubine Xiande's belly is very important. She nodded and said: "She is a good child, she Ken pushed this sacred will, so you know the rules, so you should take care of them more."

The Queen nodded and said yes.

Yuan Chun received extra care from the queen, but became more trembling and worried. When he was worried, he suddenly heard the bell ringing, and he was surprised. The death knell sounded. Is this the death of the Supreme Emperor?

Yuan Chun hurriedly ordered people to bring plain clothes and change into them. Even if she was pregnant, she had to go there.

With the sound of the death knell, the news of the death of the Supreme Emperor spread throughout the city.

Xueyan was at Zhou's house and asked Zijuan to bring out the dowry lists of several generations of Lin's mistresses for comparison.

Daiyu played with the only suet jade pendant whose origin was confirmed, and said, "What else are you looking for? You just keep it, why bother to be sad."

Xueyan smiled and said: "Even so, you have to be aware of it. A girl's natal family's things, ancestors' things, it's a good thing to get back. I didn't expect these things to live on, I just kept them as thoughts."

After comparing the dowry lists, they could only confirm that a string of beeswax bracelets was Daiyu's great-grandmother's dowry.

Daiyu said: "Take back everything else, just leave the jade pendant and beeswax bracelet to me."

Xueyan smiled and said: "I took it here, why do I take it back? Anyway, eight or nine out of ten belong to our family, so give it to the girl."

Daiyu shook her head and said, "Your brother gave it to you, and you gave it to me. How can I explain to him?"

Xueyan tidied up the dowry list, put it in a box and handed it to Zijuan to keep it, Fang said: "I have told my brother, and he doesn't care, and we don't lack these things. It's a pity that we don't have them in our warehouse. account books, otherwise we might be able to find some clues.”

Daiyu said: "If there are account books, my father can't leave many things."

Xueyan smiled and said: "No, I have to look forward to Shu."

Daiyu ordered Zijuan to collect the things, and she was very grateful to Xueyan, and suddenly said: "Xueyan, why are you so kind to me?"

Xueyan was startled, and replied with a smile: "Who told you to be my girl? The girl treats me well, so I naturally treat the girl well."

Daiyu was about to say something when she heard the death bell ringing. She stood up in shock and said, "The Supreme Emperor has passed away. You have to go to the palace to cry immediately. Zijuan, quickly take out your plain clothes, Ting Lan, call someone Go prepare the sedan chair, Danju, and ask your wife for instructions."

For a while, the Zhou family was very busy, packed up and hurried into the palace.