[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

As long as there are people, disputes will continue, but Yingchun has always been alert and holds the power in the palace, so many things can be easily avoided by her.

In the blink of an eye, it was snowing again in winter, and the New Year's Eve was getting closer and closer. Yingchun and the noble concubine also began to get busy, both to appease the people in the palace, and to entertain the imperial edict of the emperor. , it is already a year later.

As usual, at the beginning of the year, the emperor held a banquet in honor of civil and military officials in the previous dynasty, and Yingchun and others took advantage of the spare time to summon the female family members.

Some time ago, the old lady Jia of the Rongguo Mansion accidentally contracted a cold, and she is still not fully recovered and cannot enter the palace.Because Mrs. Xing is not Yingchun's biological mother, she did not develop a good relationship with Yingchun when Yingchun was in Rongguo Mansion, and she was very unfamiliar with Yingchun, so she avoided entering the palace as much as she could.

Since Mrs. Wang was hit, she has been honestly nesting in the Rongguo Mansion to educate Baoyu and Laner. Yes, since she was hit, Mrs. Wang seems to have seen a lot, and she is also very concerned about the eldest son leaving Laner Please sir, buy books and so on, Mrs. Wang will think of Lan'er without Li Wan talking about it.

It was also because Yingchun was on Madam Wang's side in the last incident, therefore, Madam Wang was very considerate in dealing with Yingchun. Whenever she had the opportunity, she would come to the palace to have a relationship with Yingchun.

Wang Xifeng, that is the eldest sister-in-law who welcomes the Spring Festival, has entered the palace ten times, and Wang Xifeng never fails every time.

After finding the Ministry of Household Affairs, Jia Lian also flourished. He did not pass the imperial examination but was partial to talent. It may be more difficult to be promoted, but as long as he does not go astray, he may become one of the powerful figures in the Ministry of Household Affairs. one.

And Cong'er won the Jinshi in the last imperial examination. Although the ranking was not too high, but the 17-year-old Jinshi is enough to make people proud!

The emperor passed a word here in Yingchun, and first put Cong'er in the Imperial Academy to stay for a year or two. The Imperial Academy is full of leaders among scholars, and Cong'er is also an important contact.After getting acquainted in the Hanlin Academy, you can transfer to the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of Household Affairs. Here are all veterans who are officials. Conger can learn a lot from them. Being able to let go of one's hands and feet to show off one's talents and learning, one can also learn about the various situations of the people, and lay a good foundation for future entry into Beijing as an official.

The Emperor Yingchun was so careful with Cong'er's arrangements, so he didn't ask any more.

Today, it was Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng who entered the palace to meet Yingchun.

Today's Wang Xifeng acts generously and has a free and easy posture, while Mrs. Wang, her whole body has been worn away, and she has no sense of existence.

"It's only been two months since I saw you, and your empress looks even more radiant!" Wang Xifeng boasted with a smile.

"In your eyes, this palace will probably always be glorious!" Yingchun's eyes are full of smiles. When she was in Rongguo Mansion, she may have had disagreements with the people in Rongguo Mansion, but now, she is the backer of Rongguo Mansion. She was a fool, neither dared nor knew how to plot against her, which made it easy for Yingchun to get along with the people in Rongguo Mansion.

"It's not just my wife. In the eyes of everyone, you will always be so radiant. You become more and more beautiful every year. But I am so envious of my wife, a middle-aged woman who is getting older every year!" Wang Xifeng smiled sharply. explain.

"Sister-in-law, your mouth is always so eloquent. Talking to you can make people smile sorely." Yingchun

"It can make you happy, Madam, the minister's wife must be so happy that she won't be able to sleep for a few days."

"Don't, sister-in-law can't sleep, wouldn't that be my fault?"

Because of their acquaintance, after some gossip, Yingchun asked, "Didn't you say there is something good? What good thing, tell me soon to make Bengong happy."

Yingchun glanced at Wang Xifeng's stomach, and was caught by the sharp-eyed Wang Xifeng. She grabbed her stomach and shouted, "Don't worry, my wife is already this age, but there is no old tree blooming!" ability."

"Is it enough for you to have nephews and nieces? Otherwise, sister-in-law, at your age, you can have a few more in time." Yingchun laughed.

Wang Xifeng is not very old, she is only four years older than Yingchun, and now she is only 23, which is the golden stage of childbearing!

"It's okay, it's okay, the minister's wife is waiting to hold her grandson!" Wang Xifeng said with a good smile and singing.

"Pfft~" Yingchun was amused by Wang Xifeng's statement, "You are only 23 years old, and you want to have a grandson! How old is your nephew? Even Zhi'er is only that young,"

"I'm a cousin of my own family, who is eight or nine years older than me, and she has already embraced a grandson." Wang Xifeng said.

"You'd better bring up nephew Dun first! Let me tell you, don't think about any grandchildren, just like how the second wife and sister-in-law raised Lan'er, train your nephew to read and write well, and you will be able to do it in the future To be the mother of the number one scholar! This is more joyful than holding a grandson."

Yingchun said jokingly, although she doesn't expect to marry and have children late like in modern times, it's good to postpone it a bit.

"Okay, ma'am, you are very knowledgeable, so just listen to your majesty. After returning home, the minister's wife will hurry up and let the boy study hard. The number one scholar dare not think that if he can get a Jinshi like his second uncle, the minister's wife will be satisfied." !"

It seemed that Wang Xifeng would not allow her son to read and practice calligraphy without mentioning Yingchun. As far as she knew, Jia Lian's eldest son was now being supervised by Jia Lian to study!Ever since Cong'er became a Jinshi, Jia Lian has been more concerned about his son's studies!

"Study is a good thing, but health is the most important thing. Don't just let your nephew study and ignore his body." Yingchun reminded that Jia Lian's eldest son is still too young to lose his health easily.

"The same goes for Lan'er and Baoyu. You can't just focus on reading and disregard your health." Yingchun said to Mrs. Wang again.

"Yes, I know that my mother loves you and loves that kid, so she won't ignore it." Wang Xifeng said.

"Yes, empress, don't worry, my wife will remember it!" Mrs. Wang said with deep conviction, how important the body is to a scholar, Mrs. Wang can be said to have a personal pain, after all, her eldest son Jia Zhu is a talented person, but Just because I was exhausted from reading, I left early.

Therefore, although she took care of Baoyu and Lan'er's studies, she never dared to let them burn out because of reading.

"Oh!" Wang Xifeng exclaimed suddenly, and said, "I've said so much, I almost forgot the important thing."

"What's the big deal?" Yingchun asked, she really didn't know!

"My wife is here to congratulate and congratulate the empress!" Wang Xifeng said suddenly and solemnly.

"Don't hide it, tell me!" Yingchun scolded with a smile.

"Our Cong'er has reached the age of marriage, and the old lady has arranged a marriage for her. No matter what the old lady says she doesn't understand, let the servants enter the palace to listen to your advice." Wang Xifeng said.

"What is this palace doing? It turns out that it is Cong'er's marriage. Don't bother to congratulate me. You are Cong'er's eldest sister-in-law. If you want congratulations, you should congratulate you."

"The courtiers and the empress are happy together, waiting to see Cong's daughter-in-law get started." Wang Xifeng said.

"Whose family?" Yingchun asked.

Last year, the late emperor passed away, and the emperor exempted from the draft, and specially allowed the young girls who are of the right age to have their own marriage leave. Therefore, the folks can choose their in-laws without any scruples.

However, there are both advantages and disadvantages to choosing your own in-laws after avoiding the draft.The good thing is that in the general elections in previous years, not only the palace was selecting people, but also indirectly helping those outside the palace who were eager to get a wife. Moreover, almost all the young girls were brought up and slipped away, so that those who watched eagerly knew what to do, and would not know or forget deeply because the girl was raised in a deep boudoir.

Every year, the final selections are the candidates for daughter-in-law who are snapped up by various families.

As for the disadvantages, it goes without saying that the best girls are either brought into the palace, or given marriages to clan relatives or meritorious officials.

My own marriage, good eyesight, maybe I can pick someone who is the most outstanding in the same age group!

"The Yan family is the cousin of the concubine Xian in the palace." Wang Xifeng said.

"Concubine Xian's cousin?" Yingchun asked.

"Yes, the Yan family will also come to the matter, and even asked someone to find the master directly. Although the master thinks that the Yan family is a good marriage, he is afraid of committing any taboos, so he excuses that the marriage of the children in the family has always been the old lady's marriage. Make the decision, he has to go back and ask the old lady. After the master returned to the mansion and told the old lady about this, the old lady made a special inquiry about the character of the Yan family girl. I heard that she is a top-notch! The old lady thinks it is good, But he was also worried about committing some taboo, so he asked the minister's wife to enter the palace to ask the empress for attention." Wang Xifeng said.

From the fact that the Yan family started from Jia She, she knew that the Yan family had sharp eyes. In the huge Rongguo Mansion, the master usually nestled in the mansion, eating, drinking and playing with his antiques. After becoming famous in the palace, they even stayed in Rongguo Mansion and did not go out, but the Yan family was stunned to see from this that Rongguo Mansion could make up their minds.

"Girl from the Yan family, if I remember correctly, Concubine Xian has an uncle, and her uncle seems to have a daughter from the prostitute." Yingchun said.

"Yes, she is the concubine Xian's uncle's daughter." Wang Xifeng said.

Before entering the palace, Jia Amnesty collected the family backgrounds of the concubines who entered the palace at the same time for Yingchun to see, and the virtuous concubines and noble concubines who were of the same rank were the most important.

If I remember correctly, Concubine Xian's father's generation consisted of three brothers, and Concubine Xian's father, Yan Shangshu, was the second child, with an elder brother and a younger brother above him.

I don't know why, but in the generation of Concubine Xian's father, Yan Shangshu, the three brothers are all capable, but the second child, that is, Yan Shangshu is more tactful and cunning in addition to being capable, relying on his ability and ability to figure out what to do. , Steadily rose to the position of Shangshu.

The boss of the Yan family is also quite talented, but he is a bit dull. He entered the court earlier than Yan Shangshu, but now he is relegated to the position of a fourth-rank local minister.

The third child of the Yan family is also talented, but his character is hard to describe. Although he has never been confused in major matters, in his own room, the aunt and the housemate are a big push, and there are only five concubine daughters. If you count the legitimate son and the concubine son, in short, it is a bit hard to say.

In addition to the concubine Xian, the second wife of the Yan family also has a concubine daughter, and there is only one concubine daughter in the big house.

Because of Yan Shangshu's management in the court, the Yan family was considered prominent for a while. After taking refuge in the new emperor, although it was not as good as before, it was not bad. Only later, Xianfei was in the limelight in the palace. Yan Shangshu took the opportunity to help Xianfei fight for the empress. position, it can be regarded as a disturbance in the court.Until Concubine Xian completely lost power in the palace, the old fox Yan Shangshu didn't wait to see the opportunity, not only voluntarily surrendered and quit the power center, but also sold a lot of good things to the emperor.

This is the brilliance of Yan Shangshu. It's not like Lu Ge is holding a good thing in his hand and wants the emperor to exchange it. Is the emperor a person who is threatened by others?If so, he might not be able to sit firmly on the throne.

Yan Shangshu didn't wait for the emperor's signal, and quickly offered the things in his hands. He knew that you can't take the emperor's things, but wait for the emperor to give them to you. The emperor is a man, will he treat him badly?He knows not.

Therefore, although the Yan family's power was greatly damaged, they retreated safely from the center of the storm.Although Yan Shangshu is at home, his son, Concubine Xian's elder brother, although he is currently a low-ranking official, is doing well.With the connections left by Yan Shangshu and the guidance of Yan Shangshu behind him, Yan Shangshu's son's career has always been good.

Concubine Xian's uncle's family has always been an official in the local area. When Yan Shangshu and others were playing for the queen's position, they might be afraid of accidents and wanted to leave a way out. He completely took out the first and third families. Therefore, when Yan Shangshu retired after the failure, his elder brother and younger brother's careers were not affected in any way.

Because of Yan Shangshu's operations, and the low-key attitude of their parents, and they are quite talented, Yingchun is very satisfied with his family background, and Yan Shangshu has completely retired, so there is no worries.

It's just that the girl from the Yan family, Yingchun, has never met before, and she doesn't know if Cong'er will like it, so it's hard to make up her mind.

"I don't have much taboo against their family now. If Cong'er is willing, it doesn't matter to marry him! But remember, if Cong'er is unwilling, don't force it." Yingchun said.

"Knowing that the empress loves Cong'er, the minister's wife has asked Jia Lian to ask Cong'er. Cong'er said that as long as the girl is of good character and has no defects in talent and appearance, he has no objection." Wang Xifeng smiled happily, as long as the empress said there was no taboo This marriage is done.

The author has something to say: I was so panicked, Youcai guessed part of the truth in the comments, but whoever guessed it, I will not say it, to avoid spoilers.