every spring [comprehensive]

Wang Xifeng lowered his head and thought for a while: "No!"

Mrs. Xue didn't leave anyone in the room, Wang Xifeng and Miss Ping, and Mrs. Xue saw that they were inseparable and knew that Ping'er was Wang Xifeng's confidant, so she didn't ask her to go out.Mrs. Xue personally took out something from the box and handed it to their master and servant.Wang Xifeng took a closer look, and it was very familiar.Ping'er couldn't help exclaiming: "It's grandma's gold collar!"

Mrs. Xue said: "Sure enough, it belongs to you. If it wasn't for the old man in the pawnshop who came out of the Wang family with me, he still couldn't recognize this thing with the seal of the Wang family. He brought it for me to have a look, and I would give it to you." The one that looks like you. You tell me, how did you end up in the pawn shop for the dowry jewelry?"

Seeing that Ping'er had already told the truth and admitted that the thing belonged to her, Wang Xifeng said in a soft voice, "Aunt, to tell you the truth, I asked Ping'er to take out this thing. I went to be a pawn, just a job, and I wanted to squeeze out a few money for turnover. Unexpectedly, I entered my own door again, and the old man of the Wang family recognized me, which is beyond my expectation."

Mrs. Xue said: "I know that you are pawning, and I also know that you only pawned 200 taels of silver, and all the pawn tickets are here with me! This circle was carved by skilled craftsmen from Tianzhu specially invited by your grandfather. There are not many pieces in total. This workmanship is more than 200 taels of silver. That’s why I asked if you lost it and let some servant who doesn’t know the price get it and secretly pawn it.”

Wang Xifeng usually has sharp teeth, but she felt that she was not so smart when faced with Mrs. Xue's soft voice, and said, "It's not someone else, but I want to be it myself."

Seeing that she didn't want to say more, Madam Xue sighed and said, "I don't want to blame you, but I just want to ask you how difficult it is? Why don't you tell your aunt about your lack of money?" ? Why did you even pawn off your own dowry jewelry?"

Hearing what Mrs. Xue said, Wang Xifeng couldn't control the grievances she had felt for the past few days, and threw herself on Mrs. Xue's lap: "Auntie, please don't tell my mother about this. If she knows, she must be as worried as you are." , with her character, she might even make trouble in Jia's house, and now the whole family doesn't want to see me, so it's even harder for me to be a human being."

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Xue must have suffered great grievances. It was her niece who had no reason not to feel distressed. She stroked her hair and said, "Girl Feng, what's the matter? Why don't you make trouble if you have something to do with it?" Tell your aunt earlier, wouldn't I sit idly by!"

Wang Xifeng said: "Actually, it's just some small household matters, which can overwhelm people when piled up together. The recent official money in the mansion is suppressed by something, and I can't cover it. I can get the money back when they can pay back and start earning money.”

Does Madam Xue really believe her words: "Girl Feng, tell Aunt the truth, this money is really used by your family? The last time they came to visit the girl, they said that you didn't care about it a long time ago, and she and you will grow up together." The sister-in-law is in charge. In this case, the Jia family has a big business, and if the old lady or your wife releases a little stuff, it may be enough for your whole year's expenses, how can you spend your money!"

Seeing that she didn't believe Youyou, Wang Xifeng had no choice but to explain, "Although I don't care about things myself, Lian'er is still in charge of outside affairs. The wife distributed the money to us, and we are embarrassed to come out." , When I ran out of money, I thought of pawning things."

Mrs. Xue suddenly realized: "It turns out that your eldest aunt asked you to come out, no wonder you are so obedient, Feng'er, to say something sweet, the population in the mansion is complicated, and the job of the housekeeper is not a good job. Don't reach out any more."

Wang Xifeng has gone through the coldness and warmth of human relationships these days, how can she not know that Mrs. Xue is speaking the truth for her sake, how much she wants to hug Mrs. Xue and talk about her grievances these days, but as soon as the two of them left alone, she Going out with red eye circles, I can't avoid making others guess, so I can only bear it.

Mrs. Xue didn't mean that. She handed the gold collar to Ping'er and said, "Give it to your grandma to keep it. Next time you are short of money, don't bother with this thing. Just ask someone to come and tell me."

Ping'er looked at Wang Xifeng's face, and took it with both hands respectfully.

Mrs. Xue took out another bank note and handed it to Wang Xifeng without any explanation: "This is my own money, you can take it for pocket money, don't think it's too little, since you said you don't have much money, then Auntie won't pay for it." I'll give you more, and next time you have difficulties, come and find me."

Wang Xifeng picked it up in trepidation, Madam Xue didn't ask her to thank her, but pulled them out to join the crowd.When she was carrying someone on her back, Wang Xifeng quietly opened the bank note and saw that it was 2000 taels, which would be a huge sum in anyone's house!And Mrs. Xue just gave it to her casually, obviously because she felt sorry for her hard life, and was afraid that she would become a jewelry again!

Wang Xifeng took the money to Ping'er to keep it, and specifically asked Jia Lian not to know about it, for fear that Jia Lian would be extravagant if he found out.

Ping'er said: "Grandma is too contemptuous of people, of course I won't tell Second Lord that he dares to fish out the money in the frying pan and spend it, if he knows that Grandma has this money in his hand, he doesn't know how he will go crazy! "

Wang Xifeng said bitterly: "This enemy never takes back a cent, but only knows how to cheat us of money. If he wants it again in the future, he will never have it!"

Ping'er said: "My concubine's family's tolerance is really admirable. She really loves you! No matter how big the family is, it's nothing more than this to my daughter. Second grandma, it's not that I want to say that others Gossip, it can be seen that people always have to wait until the most difficult time to see who is really good to them."

Wang Xifeng said: "How can I not understand this truth? It's just that now that I understand, I have already been cheated miserably. Over the years, I have paid less for my wife in private, even though we have earned a few with the money from the government. Money, however, how much did I spend myself? Didn’t it all go into subsidies! I am loyal and filial to my wife, and I am nothing more than that to my own mother. What happened in the end, she sees me now If it's useless, just give the eldest wife a favor and come together to embarrass me!"

The more Wang Xifeng talked, the more he felt aggrieved, "It's also an aunt, if there is no second aunt to compare with, I just think that I am unkind to others, but there is such a loving aunt to compare with. As a junior, I also I can’t do anything to my wife, just treat me as a vain all these years! Whatever cause you plant, what fruit you will reap, don’t expect me to treat her with sincerity again in the future!”

Ping'er persuaded: "Grandma calm down, don't be so excited, we hurt ourselves in vain when we were wronged at home, when the second master comes back later, seeing your red eye circles, you think it's caused by jealousy, isn't it? Let that arrogant person laugh."

Only then did Wang Xifeng stop crying, thinking of Jia Lian's flirtatious temperament, and his little wives under his nose, he was angry and chilled. It's not that she didn't give birth to him a son, and the first few years of marriage were also like glue. Why is the relationship between husband and wife now reduced to this situation of mutual defense?Wang Xifeng cheered up and dealt with Second Sister You and Qiu Tong. After they were dealt with, it was quiet now.

Jia's mansion is declining day by day, the Xue family who have moved there can't feel it, but those who are still in it feel the deepest.

A few days after returning from the banquet in Xue's mansion, Mrs. Wang actually ordered people to confiscate the Grand View Garden in the name of catching gambling. Any girls who found some problems with their personal belongings should be dealt with or kicked out.

Moreover, Mrs. Wang went to Baoyu's room in person, and drove out all the maids who were good-looking or had a lot of personality.These maids are used to playing with Baoyu in private, and Baoyu is very kind to the maids, and doesn't care much about the difference between master and servant when talking.

Xiren found the mistakes in the words of the people who were not used to them, and reported them all to Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang has long secretly changed Xiren's monthly bill, treating her like Baoyu's aunt, and Xiren even reciprocated, becoming Mrs. Wang's ear god, and Mrs. Wang knew every move of Baoyu and the maids in the room. .After these items, people in the Grand View Garden panicked.

At this time, Jia Zheng was accepted as a postgraduate, and he was about to go to other places to take up his post. He had been a Beijing official for so many years, and he was entrusted with an important task for the first time. Everyone in the Jia family was happy for him.Jia Baoyu was really happy, because if Jia Zheng was released, no one would care about his studies anymore, and he could herd sheep again.

But she didn't expect Mrs. Wang to be stimulated after she came back from Xue's house last time. She saw that Xue Pan, who had always been called unbelievable, had turned out to be promising. He was praised by everyone and could sit on an equal footing with the master and the others. The son who has been praised in every way has not achieved anything, and he doesn't like reading, so how can we not be in a hurry!

Mrs. Wang called Baoyu and said sternly: "Don't think you can hide away when the master is gone. Have you seen the pile of books on the table? You will come to me sooner or later, and I will watch you I'll let you go back after I've recited it!"

When Jia Baoyu heard this, it was as if a curse had been placed on his head, and he went to flip through the book twice. They were all the words of sages in the Four Books and Five Classics, so he dared not say a word.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "My little ancestor, you should earn some energy! Don't just play with those vixens, it's time to do something serious. Those girls have been trained by them for whatever skills they have. You've changed your temperament! Otherwise, with your intelligence, you wouldn't be able to learn anything, and you would have given me a talent test!"

Mrs. Wang saw that Baoyu didn't say a word, and said, "Look at your elder brother Xue, you are about the same age, but he has already been an official in the same dynasty as your uncle, and he is deeply favored by the emperor. His house is still his official position, don't you envy him?"

Jia Baoyu whispered at this time: "There is nothing to envy, but he is also a mediocre official for fame and fortune!"

Mrs. Wang almost fell down in anger, and said: "I beg you, please give me mediocrity for a while, I don't ask you to go to him in time, as long as you study hard and get a good reputation in three to five years, Master and I will be Amitabha!"

When Jia Baoyu heard that the time limit was three to five years, he couldn't help but smile again.

Mrs. Wang said with a sullen face: "But you are not allowed to be lazy all day! You still have to come every day!" In this way, Jia Baoyu was controlled like never before.As Mrs. Jia grew older, she felt that her energy was getting weaker and weaker, so she had no time to feel sorry for Baoyu. Besides, although she doted on her grandson, she was not an unreasonable person. After seeing the glory of the Xue family, it was not only the king who was stimulated Madame alone.

The former Prince Yong Fujin and the current Empress Empress are sorting out the roster of women to be selected in the Kunning Palace.Yongzheng just happened to be here at this time, and Ulanara and a group of maids stood up to greet him, "It's rare that the emperor has time to go to the harem today." Yongzheng was in a good mood and said, "I'm free today, so let's see where the queen is. do what."

The queen beckoned the maids holding the roster to come forward again, showed it to Yongzheng, and said: "The concubine is looking at the list of draft girls. There will be a small election in the spring of next year, so I want to get familiar with the family backgrounds of these girls to be drafted." condition."

Yongzheng said: "It's still the empress who is thoughtful and has prepared for a rainy day. The preparations for the next spring will start now."

The queen said modestly: "The courtiers and concubines can't tell the emperor that they are state affairs, and they have to take care of everything in the harem. It is natural to be prepared for these matters in the harem. It is not too much to read these lists several times, so as not to miss people who shouldn't be missed. Although the small election is to select female officials to enrich the various princes' mansions in the harem, but they are born in the official family, and they are also everyone's favorite young ladies at home, but they are slightly lower than the flag status, so the concubines plan to do it well. Do your homework and try not to wrong them."

The emperor agreed with the queen's statement, "Yes, the maids are the most numerous people in the palace, and their quality and virtue are directly related to the atmosphere of the whole palace. The queen is so cautious, it is commendable!"

It just so happened that today the person he sent to the Imperial Hospital brought a batch of Jiuhua Yulu Pills to Yongzheng. Yongzheng had a good rest recently, so he sent some to Prince Yi before he had time to eat.Seeing the queen sorting out the roster of women to be selected, I remembered that Xue Baochai who presented the prescription should be among this batch of draft girls.

A few days ago, he personally summoned Xue Pan, and he still remembered that their home was Zhengbaiqi, so Yongzheng casually looked through Zhengbaiqi's roster, but there was no one with the surname Xue from the beginning to the end.Yongzheng was a little puzzled and said, "Is the list here?"

The Wulanala clan had been married to Yongzheng for decades, so he knew him somewhat, so he was probably looking for someone in this scene, but he couldn't find it.She said: "It's all here, and the concubine also specifically ordered people to bring a complete set, so don't leave any one behind, because this is the first draft after the emperor ascended the throne, and the concubine does not take it lightly, for fear Which one is left out will make those courtiers misunderstand that the emperor is dissatisfied with them." Otherwise, she would not have paid so much attention to it, and would have taken it out and looked it up early.

Yongzheng's face was already gloomy at this time, "Since it's all here, how come there is no girl from my newly-appointed guard and leader's family? Could it be that they dare to hide it privately, and it won't work if they don't report it?"

When the queen heard this, she quickly said: "The emperor calms down. It is a serious crime not to participate in the draft by concealing the identity of the show girls. Besides, they are on the waiting list as soon as they are born. Abandon the election. Let the concubine check it carefully and give you an answer." Although there are some privately optimistic about their marriage and unwilling to participate in the draft, they will make some connections and let the people inside find a wrong place when they are screened layer by layer The sign was put up, but the draft has not yet started, and the name has been erased, which is really unreasonable.

Yongzheng frowned and said, "It's good to do a search to see who has such a long arm. The national draft is a big event. If you can get rid of whoever you want, then you can install whoever you want! If there is no guarantee for me and the people around the nobles in the palace, then how can this palace be as impregnable as gold! Wouldn't it be full of sieves!"

Seeing the emperor talking more and more seriously, Wulanara knew that this matter must be investigated and found out, otherwise he would not be able to explain it to the emperor.She already knew that the old people who followed Yongzheng knew his temper, and it was impossible for him to be stupid enough to intervene in the personnel arrangement of the palace. The target range can be narrowed down, it must be those few newcomers.

The two princesses of Prince Yi's family have already married one after another. Without a daughter by her side, Fujin always feels like something is missing, so she often brings Baochai over to be her companion. She is also no worse than Wangfu's gege, so Fujin has always liked her.

Prince Yi Yinxiang happened to be at home that day, and Fujin asked Baochai to give Prince Yi a pulse on peace.Yin Xiang blushed and said: "There is no need for a diagnosis, I just took your Jiuhua Yulu pill today, and my energy is very good, and all the fatigue from yesterday was swept away, so you must not be able to diagnose anything today. "

Fujin laughed at the side and said, "I'm busy. It's rare for you to be so energetic, but I asked Baochai to diagnose your pulse. Don't you think I'm so disrespectful!"

Xue Baochai saw that Yinxiang's complexion was rosy, as if he was extremely healthy, and said: "Since I'm here, Master Shisan still let me take a look, and don't let me make this trip in vain, and it's all for Fujin's heart. I'm not a professional after all. Doctor, even if you send someone to ask me for a pulse diagnosis one day, you may not be able to invite me."

Prince Yi Yinxiang smiled and said to Fujin: "Look at this girl, she dares to talk to me like that. She is even more courageous than the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty. You are used to it."

Fujin glanced at Yinxiang, and said: "To let the Lord know, we women are not the kind of people who follow others. No matter what kind of high official you are, the civil and military courts outside are afraid of you. Now that you are back home , or listen to my arrangements. Baochai was sent by me to diagnose the pulse, if she returned without success, wouldn’t she be a good girl who is not afraid of power and is not afraid of power?”

The Thirteenth Master smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I can't say enough to you, go see a doctor, I'm going to go to the palace to have an interview after reading that stack of papers!"

So Baochai stepped forward to check Yinxiang's pulse, and not long after she put her hand on his pulse, she couldn't help saying "huh": "What did the prince eat today?"

The maid at the side brought his breakfast one by one, and Baochai said, "Apart from that, there is only one Jiuhua Yulu pill?" Is something wrong?"

Baochai said, "Where did you get your Jiuhua Yulu pill? I gave it to you before?"

Yinxiang said: "This is just given by the emperor today. It should be prepared by someone using your last recipe. I gave ten of them. I just ate the first one. I just feel that the gods are cheerful. What you gave me before is refreshing."

Baochai said, "Can you show me the rest?"

Yinxiang said: "Of course." He looked at Fujin, and it turned out that the medicine was given to Fujin to keep it. Zhao Jia hurriedly asked someone to take the key to open the cage: "Take out the box of precious medicine given by the emperor." .”

Xue Baochai saw two rows of ten seats and nine pills. The first seat was empty, and it was the one that was taken this morning.She took out the second vermilion pill, took a closer look, put it on her nose and smelled it, and it tasted the same as the Jiuhuayulu pill she prepared, except that there was a hint of other smell, so she picked it up The knife cut a little off the pill, put it in his mouth and tasted it, his eyes became very sharp immediately, he picked up the last pill and squeezed it into his mouth, confirming the guess in his heart.

Both Yinxiang and Fujin were startled, "Is there something wrong with this medicine?" All sorts of thoughts flooded their hearts.This medicine was bestowed by the emperor himself, and it was a secret recipe presented by Xue Baochai. Yinxiang also took a few pills of this medicine made by Baochai before, knowing that it is really good for the body.

Baochai looked at the two of them, then at the servants behind them, and said, "There are too many people here, so it's inconvenient to talk." Zhao Jiashi hurriedly asked all the other people in the room to go out.

Baochai said: "Jiuhua Yulu Pill nourishes the body from the inside out. The first thing to take care of is the internal organs. It will not relieve the fatigue of the body within an hour or two. If the Thirteenth Master will I feel that yesterday's sleepiness has been swept away, just because someone added something to my prescription!"

Yinxiang couldn't help being shocked: "What? Who is so bold, what effect does this added thing have?"

Fujin also looked worried, "The Thirteenth Lord ate one after receiving the reward from the palace. Will it harm his body?"

Baochai said: "Don't worry, you two, this pill doesn't threaten the Thirteenth Master in the slightest, and it doesn't have any serious side effects, but if he eats all ten pills, it will be different. My prescription Among them, they added more, that blindly is drug!"

Yinxiang was shocked and said: "A Furong?!" The thirteenth master Yinxiang is a man of knowledge and talent.Knowing that in the Tang Dynasty, there was a flower called A hibiscus, imported from overseas, and soon A hibiscus became notorious for its addictive toxicity, and this kind of flower is rarely seen in later generations.

Xue Baochai explained for Zhao Jia: "This was once considered a precious medicine. It tastes bitter, smells bad, but has a beautiful flower color and a beautiful name. It is called Afulong, also known as poppy. It is not a big deal to eat a small amount, and even It can cure headaches. But if the dosage is a little too much, it will become addicted after a few times, corroding the body and will of the addict, and the addicted person will be mentally exhausted and no longer care about other things. Even the strong-willed person wants to quit. Can't quit!"

Hearing what she said, Yin Xiang and Zhao Jia were very scared.

Baochai said: "Among these pills, if I guessed correctly, from the first pill onwards, the amount of Aphrodisiac is so small that people can't eat it. They just think it's the medicinal properties of Jiuhua Yulu pill itself. Then Each one is increasing gradually, and on the last one, I can already taste the bitter taste of the drug, I am afraid that when the prince eats the last one, he will be useless!"

Baochai said angrily: "I don't know who is so wicked and ruined so many Jiuhua Yulu pills!" These medicinal materials are very rare, otherwise she would not be petty and just give prescriptions without medicine, and let them prepare it by themselves .Who knew that such an accident would happen if you didn't look at it in the wrong eye.Those who added drugs, no matter who they were, were either heading towards Lord Thirteen or towards the emperor.Baochai knew that in the late Kangxi period, there was serious power struggle among all parties, but he didn't expect that in the second year of Yongzheng, some people would dare to drug them.

Yinxiang looked solemn, and said: "Oh no, your majesty!" He immediately said to Baochai: "I wonder if the fourth elder brother of the emperor ate one like me, it has nothing to do with the dragon's body! You and I will enter the palace immediately , to meet the emperor!"

Zhao Jia hurriedly packed their clothes, and quickly changed Baochai into the bannerman costume she had when she was young.Because of the strict rules in the palace, if Baochai didn't change into her usual outfit, if she wanted to follow Yinxiang into the palace, she wouldn't be able to get in.

The emperor was a little surprised to see the two of them at the same time. He found out that Miss Xue was not on the draft list in the morning, and she came to the door by herself at noon. Could it be that she came to plead guilty?When Yinxiang reported his intention, Yongzheng's face turned frosty, and he said, "Su Peisheng, bring me the medicine from the imperial hospital!"

Xue Baochai opened it and saw that there were ten pills in a box. After careful inspection, it was indeed exactly the same as Yinxiang's medicine, so she said: "There are still drugs in it."

The stakes are high!All the servants in the room knelt down, and someone dared to drug the emperor. This is a rebellion against the army and a great crime to punish the nine clans!Everyone who hears it today is prone to lose their heads.

Yongzheng was silent for a long while, in fact he was already going mad with anger, but he was used to holding back, so he didn't attack for a while.There are people with ulterior motives in the imperial hospital, or they are bought by others, so what protection is there for the life and health of the emperor? !

Yongzheng said loudly: "Come here!" A group of imperial guards entered in response.Yongzheng raised his chin, pointed to a group of people kneeling below him, "Tell them to look at them first, and they are not allowed to talk to anyone." All the people serving in front of the imperial court, except Su Peisheng, were dragged down with their mouths covered. Without Yongzheng's permission, they could not speak a single word to others.

As the saying goes, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is all over the building. If such a big incident happened, if we want to investigate and question the crime, we must have a big move.I don't know how many people are involved in this.

Yinxiang was still a little worried and said: "Your Majesty, you haven't taken this medicine, have you?"

Only when Yongzheng faced him did his dark complexion ease slightly: "I didn't eat it, by the way, Thirteenth Brother, you ate one, does it matter?" He said and looked at Baochai.

Xue Baochai said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that this first pill is not a problem. The dosage of Afulong is extremely small, and only a little increase can make people not notice the abnormality. It's just a pity that so many nourishing Jiuhua Yulu pills are lost."

Yongzheng slapped the handle of the faucet on the chair fiercely: "Those bastards are simply unreasonable! How dare they kill the king and commit crimes, or do they want to control me?"

Yin Xiang quickly said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. My brother will send someone to investigate. There are such malicious people in the imperial hospital. We must investigate and find out the truth, so as to set the record straight!"

Yongzheng nodded and said, "Thirteenth brother is the only person I can trust. Don't be afraid of involving people. Those who participated in this matter will be brought to justice."

Yin Xiang bowed his head and said: "Yes!"

Yongzheng looked at Baochai again, and said, "I can't let you go home now that something like this has happened, you can go live in the Queen's Palace for a while, and then go back when the matter subsides."

Xue Baochai knew that she would never return to the palace today, and unless they concluded the case, she would not be able to contact outsiders, so she was not surprised, and said: "Your Majesty has an order, I dare not refuse, but my family still invites Please Your Majesty send someone to tell me that I will stay with Thirteen Fujin in the palace for a few days."

Yongzheng said: "You are smart. You know that Thirteenth Lord can't go home these days, and Fujin who stays in the mansion can't deliver letters to your home."

Baochai repeatedly said, "I dare not."

Yongzheng said to Su Peisheng: "Send someone to tell Thirteen Fujin later."

Yongzheng suddenly remembered something, and said to Xue Baochai: "I remember that when your brother met the saint a few days ago, he was very straight-forward, completely different from you. Why are there so many differences between brothers and sisters? Could it be that he was pretending to be a pig in front of me?" Can't the tiger do it?"

Xue Baochai didn't expect to involve Xue Pan again, and explained: "Return to Your Majesty, my brother has never been able to beat around the bush since he was a child, he can only say what he says. His family is pampered and pampered, and he is known as a domineering king. Although he and I are brothers and sisters, Our personalities are so different, when facing Shengyan, we must face each other calmly with fear and sincerity, forgive him for not daring to hide adultery!"

Yongzheng nodded and said, "Okay, go down, I'll have someone send you to the queen."

Su Peisheng wanted to hurry down to make arrangements, there was no one else in the room except them, the emperor didn't call, and he didn't dare to call outsiders in, so he planned to go out and order people.

Yongzheng stopped him and said: "Don't look for anyone else, you can take her there, make it clear to the queen, let Miss Xue stay with her for a few days, don't be wronged."

Su Peisheng hurriedly responded, and bowed out with Xue Baochai.He didn't know the background of this girl. He and the Thirteenth Master broke up such a big case as soon as they entered the palace. He didn't know how many people would be compensated.The emperor could not let her go, nor put her under house arrest, but allowed her to live in the queen's palace, which shows that he attaches great importance to her.

Su Peisheng has no other skills, and understanding the holy will is his strong point, otherwise he would not have climbed to the position of chief eunuch, so he was very polite to Baochai, he led the way ahead, Xue Baochai had nothing to say all the way.The less Baochai asked him more questions, the more Su Peisheng felt that this woman was not simple, and he could calm down, "Miss, the Kunning Palace is here."

The queen was a graceful and beautiful woman. After Su Peisheng explained the whole story to her in a low voice, she called Xue Baochai to her.Ask her about her family background, her age, who is in her family, and how she acquired her medical skills.

Xue Baochai answered them one by one. As for how to acquire medical skills, it is natural to rely on fabrication.

When the queen heard this, she couldn't help but think of the incident that the emperor found out about the girl waiting to be drafted and put up a sign, and asked, "Are you the daughter of the infantry sergeant's family appointed by the emperor?"

Xue Baochai thought for a while, and said, "My elder brother was granted this position not long ago." Xue Baochai wondered inwardly, how could the queen hear about this, just a small third-rank candidate? Things are strange.

The queen suddenly said: "Oh, so it's your brother and not your father, that's really young and promising."

The queen said: "Then I would like to ask you, as a girl to be drafted, why did you let someone put down your sign in private? Do you not want to enter the palace, or your family has other arrangements? If you touch the national system, do you know that you will be punished for doing so." The queen thought, since the emperor asked her to investigate this matter.The person involved is still here, so why bother to go to the trouble of investigating from the beginning, it is better to ask her face to face.

Xue Baochai was also very surprised: "I have been dismissed, the draft has not yet started?" The whole family moved to the capital after being selected, and we naturally know that the draft is held every three years. This is a national system, and we dare not violate it at all. And..."

Speaking of this, Xue Baochai frowned slightly, and the queen said, "And what?"

Baochai said: "Because the date of the draft is next year, Minnv will be over one year old by then. I am afraid that I will lose this spot. My mother asked someone to beg for favor. I heard that Minnv is overage at this point. thing."

The queen said: "That's right, not only those who are one year older than you are delayed in the national filial piety of the ancestors, but also those who are two years older and three years older will also be grouped together to participate in next year's draft."

Seeing that Baochai's surprise didn't seem fake, she asked again, "Do you know who your mother entrusted?"

Xue Baochai paused and said: "It was my aunt who entrusted her, because the cousin of my aunt's family is the Xiande concubine of the Jia family, so my aunt took 5000 taels of silver from my family and said that it would definitely be done. Put down the sign, if the empress didn't know about this matter, our family has not received the news yet."

The queen heard this and said: "What a fool! Because Guo Xiao is beyond the age, there is a custom to postpone the selection to the next round. This is something that should be known without the emperor's special decree. Why spend money on it to beg for favors?" , What kind of favors did she accept, this is just a state system!"

Xue Baochai said ashamedly: "It's just because the folk daughter's family is ignorant, because my father passed away early, and my mother was not born in a bannerman's family, so she didn't handle this matter, so she made a detour. Please don't be offended by the empress."

The queen said: "This is really strange. Since your cousin is a Xiande concubine, how could she not even know about such a trivial matter, and still take money from your family."

Baochai was naturally silent at this time, the queen thought that she would not know too much at such a young age, so she was led to rest first.The queen sent people to investigate the matter. With Xue Baochai's words, sending people to investigate would be more effective.

In Xue's mansion outside the palace, Mrs. Wang rarely came to visit. Mrs. Xue received her very happily: "Sister, if you have nothing to do at home, you should come here often. I'm used to talking to you every day. When I moved back, I couldn’t sleep well for a few days, and it didn’t get any better until recently.”

Mrs. Wang said: "Why am I not, but although it is not far away, every time I go out, I have to change clothes, send someone to arrange the frame, find someone to follow, and fight with my ancestors." After saying hello, I don't want to be troublesome."

Mrs. Xue said with a smile: "Because my sister's family has a big business, we are a small family, so it is not so complicated to go out. I am afraid that the princess will not have as many people as your family."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "These are the rules handed down by the ancestors in the mansion. Those of us who are descendants, although we no longer have the glory of our ancestors, still dare not forget these rules."

After gossiping for a while, Mrs. Wang finally got to the point, "I asked someone to ask about Baochai girl's waiting list, and I heard that she was put down."

Mrs. Xue was surprised: "How could it be?"

Mrs. Wang said: "The list of show girls has to go through layers of screening. There are many checkpoints. Some of them will be sent out with their reasons, and some will not say anything. I don't know what happened to Baochai. , maybe this child just missed the court!"

Mrs. Xue has not recovered from this blow. Although she does not point to Baochai's success in fighting for a concubine to come back, she has kept this matter in her heart for a long time. The draft has not yet started, and she suddenly learned that she was let down. The brand always feels a little anticlimactic.

Mrs. Wang said: "Maybe this is a good thing. It doesn't mean that it will be fine after entering the palace. Like the eldest girl in my family, although you see her prominent now, after entering the palace, it took another four or five years to get the best results." In the end, she was considered lucky. How many did not fly to the branches in the end and had to wait until the age of 25 to be released from the palace together is called a delay!" What Mrs. Wang did not say was that those who were released from the palace when they were young were considered lucky. Those old nuns can only die alone there in the end, serving others for a lifetime.

Although Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, the meaning behind her words was so obvious, Mrs. Xue