An old lady's life

On the side of the Rong Mansion, the family had dinner, and after the servants removed the leftovers from the table, everyone was sitting down and chatting.

Hongye glanced around the people in the room, Mrs. Zhang was wiping Jia Lian's mouth and hands. When this little guy was eating dinner, he made trouble when he was seven or eight percent full, and he liked to eat snacks afterward. I have been hard-hearted to control it many times. Although the effect is minimal, it is not ineffective.

"Tomorrow night, let's eat the pot." Before, because Shouxiao's family ate lightly, and because vegetables were extremely rare in winter, so in the past three years, most of the family's meals were pasta. Meat has caught up, but Hongye has never thought of hot pot, so the family has never eaten hot pot.And if she doesn't mention it, I'm afraid Zhang and the others won't mention it. After all, regardless of Zhang's and Wang's environment before and after marriage, they are very particular about rules and manners, and Jia's mother is even worse. She will definitely be disliked.

Mrs. Zhang was a little hesitant, but Jia Amnesty nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, it's not hot today, and eating hot pot won't break your sweat. In fact, winter is better."

Hong Ye smiled and said: "That's the decision, let Lian'er and the others see the fresh way of eating."

In this way, Jia Zheng Wang didn't have any objections, but Jia Hu understood that although he hadn't eaten it, he had seen it. Neither Jia Zhu nor Jia Lian had ever eaten it. I ordered food happily, and the room was filled with the sound of two people scrambling for it.

Amidst the laughter, Hongye looked at Mrs. Zhang: "Jingshu, you will go back to your mother's house tomorrow and bring back the two sisters, Yinger and Lier. You have troubled your parents to take care of them for so long, so it's time to live in our house."

Mrs. Zhang nodded with a smile: "Yes, mother."

If the Zhang family was the family of Zhang Ying and Zhang Li's uncles, it would be a matter of course, but in fact, the old man Zhang is only Zhang Shuo's family uncle. There are five suits in the genealogy, and he always stays in the Zhang family. Others should have something to say.

When the eldest and second room left, Hongye called the nanny beside her. Apart from the nanny who married and had children, there were also the nanny who became a widow because of an accident in her husband's family, and the nanny who became a manager without getting married. For those who are mothers, the Rongfu will provide for them in the old age.

Hongye called Nanny Li and Nanny Shang to explain her request, and the two nanny agreed without saying a word, they just went to the third aunt's place to wait for a few months, and came back when Ping An gave birth to the baby.

Nanny Li was married at an early age, but her husband died young, so she no longer had the idea of ​​marrying, and has been working as an errand in the Rong Mansion.Grandma Shang is quite special. When she was young, her family fell into poverty and was sold by her family. After entering the Rong Mansion, she only wanted a place to live and determined not to marry.

On the second day, Nanny Li and Nanny Shang went to Tian's house with great fanfare with the large and small bags of ingredients given by Hongye. After that, the two of them sent their maids back every five days to report. I don't know if Master Tian said something However, Mrs. Tian never made things difficult for Jia Xiyao.

Mrs. Zhang took Jia Lian back to her natal family. Jia Lian was still young. When she heard that she was going to her grandparents' house, she immediately abandoned her brothers and happily followed her mother.

Mrs. Zhang is feeling upset. Yesterday he received a letter from his eldest son and his second son. The eldest son will not come back for a while, but the second son will come back before the Chinese New Year.The two sons expressed their deep condolences in the letter. They did not expect that after only a few months out of Beijing, earth-shaking things happened in Beijing.The person they had always loved like a younger brother passed away without their knowledge.

The letter didn't blame the father and younger brother for not helping the prince, or for not pleading for mercy after the prince's accident, but the tone made Mrs. Zhang very uncomfortable. They really treat the prince like a brother?Was it his fault that the crown prince had an accident?

"Grandfather." Jia Lian stomped on the ground with short short legs, and then threw himself into the arms of Old Master Zhang. The voice of a child was not stingy to Old Master Zhang's ears.

"Oh, my grandfather is good." Mrs. Zhang hugged his little grandson on his lap, teasing him and joking, "Lian'er, where's the elder brother?"

Jia Lian tilted his head and rubbed his fingers to think for a moment: "Brother and Brother are studying." He patted his little chest and giggled, "I'm just playing."

Mrs. Zhang came in with her mother, Mrs. Zhang, only now did Mrs. Zhang show a smile, "It's a good thing Lian'er made your father happy, those two unfilial sons..."

Mrs. Zhang didn't know how to comfort her father, and her elder brother and second brother didn't blame her father, but she was caught in the suspicion and scrutiny of herself, which inevitably affected her emotions.

Mrs. Zhang had lunch at Zhang's house, and then returned home with her two nieces and son. Zhang Ying and Zhang Li still lived in the courtyard before. At that time, Mrs. Zhang will take her two nieces out to meet guests, and Zhang Ying and Zhang Li will be 14 years old. Next year will be the year of Jiji, and now they can see each other.

At night, the family was eating a steaming pot, and the mist was full of smiles, mixed with laughter. Jia She and Jia Zheng had a lot of insights. Looking back on the past, I was afraid that the laughter in front of them was just a dream.

In fact, Hongye also has feelings in her heart. No wonder the world pays attention to the happiness of family relationships. It is indeed a blessing to see her children and grandchildren by her side, although her current happiness is thanks to Jia Mu.

After eating, the eldest child, Zhang Ying, and Zhang Li, and the youngest child, Jia Hu, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian were playing in the garden. These two sisters, Zhang Ying and Zhang Li, have gone out to participate in many banquets in the Zhang family, and have also participated in many boudoir women's spontaneous organizations. I have seen boudoir daughters of various personalities before, some show kindness to them, some look down on their identities, and even people who hide their knives in their smiles. The two little sisters tell these things as stories to their cousins. Jia Hu is almost ten years old, this age is not too young, but he knows a lot of things, but he has been staying at home, being well protected, and listening to his cousin's stories very carefully.Jia Zhu and Jia Lian were still young, and they only wanted to have fun outside. In the future, they would let their mother take them out to play, and they also wanted to meet new playmates.

After Haishi, the mansion fell into silence, the children went to bed, and the servants went back to the house to rest after finishing the last work. Hongye basically didn't sleep at night now, twelve hours a day was not enough for cultivation, let alone Sleep time, unless she feels particularly tired, will use sleep to recover from mental fatigue.

In the dead of night, someone knocked on the door of the Rong Mansion, and the porter opened the door with a yawn. When he saw that it was Mr. Zhen next door, he immediately dozed off and woke up.

"Uncle Zhen, are you here so late?"

Jia Zhen was annoyed, and waved her hand: "Quickly, take me to see Uncle She, I have something to ask Uncle She."

Jia Zhen was taken to Rongxi Hall, Jia Amnesty was woken up, really unhappy, put on his coat and came out from the inner room.

"What is Zhen'er doing here so late? Is there anything we can't talk about tomorrow?" Jia Amnesty yawned and tied his clothes slowly.

The candle jumped a few times under the wind, and Jia Zhen approached Jia She with a very cautious expression and her voice was very low: "Uncle She, my father brought a baby girl back and said that the baby girl was entrusted by an old friend." Yes, let my father adopt it, or if our family does not adopt it, it is the same to find a reliable family to adopt it."

Jia Zhen said with a dazed expression: "The baby girl is only about two months old, but she looks cute and looks like Yuxue. She doesn't look like she was born in an ordinary family."

Jia She's chills immediately stood on end, he snapped his fingers, and quickly asked the servants waiting outside to go to the west courtyard to call the second master. He was the one who made all the decisions at home before, because he was afraid of disturbing Jia Zhengwen. Shu, now that the autumn test is over, Jia Zheng can't stay out of it, he still needs to know the family affairs, otherwise what should he do if he is fooled?

Jia Zheng followed his servants and rushed here, and when he arrived, he looked very serious and said, "Brother, what happened?"

Jia Amnesty embraced both Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen, and first repeated Jia Zhen's words. Jia Zheng was still puzzled and said, "My cousin brought a baby girl back? Is there any problem? Is there a problem with the baby girl's identity? "

Jia Amnesty looked at Jia Zhen: "Does Zhen'er know the identity of the baby girl?"

Jia Zhen shook her head blankly: "I don't know, it's just that I feel something is wrong, so I want to ask the two uncles for an idea."

Jia She said with a serious face: "The identity of a baby girl is not scary, but if it is the prince's illegitimate daughter, it will become a big issue."

Jia Zhen was taken aback immediately, because his father and his mother had already discussed it. After all, Ningguo Mansion is the mansion of a Duke, and there is no problem in adopting a baby girl, so Xu did not object.But later, his father seemed to regret it. He didn't plan to adopt the baby girl at home, and planned to find a reliable family to adopt.

Jia Jing originally thought that with such a large family business in Ningfu, it would not cost much to raise a baby girl, but he thought about his wise identity, and regretted bringing the baby girl back. He was afraid of the baby girl's identity If there is a problem, I think that the disaster will move eastward.

Jia Zhen just felt that her father's attitude was repeated, and there must be something wrong with it. He didn't say anything when he asked him, so he had no choice but to seek advice from his two cousins.

"I just asked my father who entrusted the child to him, but he hesitated to speak. Could it be that person is that Lord Ming?" Jia Zhen said angrily.

Hongye didn't notice Jia Zhen's arrival at first, she only found out when Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng followed him to Ning Mansion, she wondered what these three people were going to do in the middle of the night?

Both Jia Jing and Xu Shi had already fallen asleep, Jia Jing was woken up, and felt a little unhappy, especially when he saw Jia Zhen, he straightened his face.

Jia Amnesty didn't care about Jia Jinggao's displeasure, so he pulled Jia Jing directly and asked, "Cousin, was that baby girl handed over to you wisely?" .

Jia Jing saw that he couldn't hide it, so he said helplessly: "I heard you tell Master Ming's identity before, and I also avoided him, but he specially invited me to dinner tonight, so I can't shirk it. There was a lot of drinking at the banquet. Jiu, he asked me to help raise this baby girl for a few years. He said it was the child of his friend in the south of the Yangtze River. Because he offended the Zhen family, his Ming family dared not go against Xiangjun Wang and the Zhen family, so he entrusted her to me. I was a little drunk He didn't shirk."

Before Jia She could get angry, Jia Jing said again: "I was bewitched by him before, so I took the child back, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong, and I was planning to send the child out to find a reliable family to adopt."

"Adopt a fart!" Jia She couldn't help swearing: "Cousin, you are thinking too simply. Didn't I tell you before? The crown prince bought a house outside the palace, and there are many men and women raised in it. Is one of his outer chambers pregnant?"

Jia Jing's face drooped immediately, and he sighed, "It's true!" He looked at his two cousins, and then at his son, "Then what should we do now?"

This baby girl is a hot potato!He slapped himself directly, "You can't stand the temptation." He already admired those elegant people, and he was wise and the best among them. He had always admired his temperament, but he didn't want to be taken advantage of by him.

Jia Amnesty scratched her hair and said depressedly: "The child will be placed in the Ning Mansion first, and I will talk about it after I verify it tomorrow. Although I think this baby girl is the daughter of the outer room, I still have to verify it. What if it is not?"

There is a process. If she is really the daughter of the prince, he will not leave her in Ningfu. Since she is the daughter of the royal family, she will return to the royal family and be raised by the royal family. They are only the emperor's courtiers, but they did not raise the royal children on their behalf. s right.

He glanced at the people present, and said again: "Cousin, don't see that Lord Ming after this, don't worry about it. And if it is verified that it is really the daughter of the prince's concubine, we can only report to the emperor and send the child to you." Return the royal family, no matter how big a crime the deceased prince has committed, he is the son of the emperor, and the royal blood cannot be spilled outside."

"You all have to remember to keep it secret, and wait two days after the verification. We can't know that she is the prince's daughter as soon as the child arrives at our house. This will arouse the suspicion of the emperor."

When Jia She said this, both Jia Jing and Jia Zhen understood the seriousness of the matter. Jia She looked at the sky and specifically asked: "Uncle is not in good health, so don't let him know about it. Anyway, we can solve it ourselves." .”

Jia Jing and Jia Zhen nodded again and again, if their father (grandfather) found out, he might be angry and it would not help his recovery.

"By the way, cousin, there is a vacancy in the prison department of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Why don't you ask Zhen'er to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice with me to do business?" Among the officials of various departments, the mid-level official position has always been a favorite, so they are not popular. Prisoners and photo mills change frequently, because prison managers and photo mills have no room for promotion.

Jia Amnesty himself came from Jia Zhen's age. As the eldest son of the family, he spent all day fooling around outside without accomplishing anything, so it was hard not to be taken advantage of by others.Jia She felt that he was really lucky that no one used him to deal with the Rongguo Mansion before.

Jia Jing didn't care. He didn't know how to arrange for his son. His son was not good at civil and military affairs. He originally planned to donate a position in a few years. Anyway, he didn't do anything. He just had a title. That's all.

After the discussion was over, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng returned to the Rong Mansion. Before Jia Zheng didn't know what the elder brother did in relation to the crown prince, but only tonight did he understand.

Entering the Rong Mansion through the small gate in the Rongning Alley, the concierge and the butler Lin who was woken up were still waiting for them. Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng discussed it. Zhou went to check.

Seeing that they have a lot to discuss, and that Jia She agrees with her ideas, Hongye withdrew her consciousness and continued to practice in space.

On the second day, before going to work, Jia Amnesty told Lao Zhou to investigate. It would be best to know the result after he came back from get off work. Old Zhou knew that the matter was serious, so he didn't dare to delay, so he immediately went to the brothers below.

When Hongye woke up and had breakfast, Jia Zheng personally reported what happened last night, and told his mother that he and his elder brother had the same idea. Mother does not restrict them from doing things now, but they are used to telling mother about things. Have confidence.

"How to solve this matter satisfactorily depends on the concerted efforts of your brothers." Hong Ye nodded and said, although her tone was very light, she could still hear her mother's support, so the stone hanging in Jia Zheng's heart could be said to have fallen to the ground. up.

After the incident of the crown prince, how many dignitaries in the capital came to an end, especially the Li family of the crown prince's niece, except for those who were expelled from the fifth suit, all adult males were beheaded, and the women were sent to Jiaofangsi, and those who were out of the fifth suit were also immediately dismissed. If you return to your ancestral home in southern Fujian, you will not be able to recover within 20 years.Although it was verified that the Wang family, the princess's natal family, did not rebel with the prince, the title of the Wang family was confiscated and a huge fine was imposed, and the Wang family also retreated to their ancestral home in Jiangxi.

Hongye knew the baby girl's existence for the first time last night, and she was very angry. Fortunately, she reminded Feng Susu, why didn't she go to the clan mansion?She couldn't figure it out and didn't bother to look for Feng Susu again, anyway, Qin Keqing must return it to the royal family.

Feng Susu will be living in a small alley not far from Rongning Street, and she plans to watch her daughter grow up in the dark.She originally wanted to go to the clan mansion after receiving the advice from the mysterious man.However, because she was reluctant to part with her daughter and was not in good health, she kept her daughter by her side for two months. After the full moon, she inquired about the affairs of the clan mansion and what the royal family would have to pay to recognize her daughter. Later, she learned that her status was low. It is still a shame, so if the royal family wants to recognize their daughter, then she must not live, and I heard that the royal descendants with low-level mothers are actually not as good as the sons and daughters of rich families. After thinking about it for a long time, Feng Susu gave up this road. Instead, she acted according to the original idea. She approached the prince's family members who had been to the outer house before. Some of them had low official positions and were not implicated in the prince's incident.

So Feng Susu inquired in various places and found Zhizhi, because she had only seen Zhizhi and several adults from a distance having a banquet with the prince, and Zhizhi impressed her the most. The other adults seemed to be implicated, and some of their families were lost Some of their lives had fled the capital, and she couldn't find them.She just stopped Zhizhi and begged him to help find a way for their mother and daughter to survive. After all, this is the blood of the prince. Zhizhi followed the prince anyway, for the sake of friendship, he treated the prince's blood kindly.

In this way, wise and helpless, he put his idea on Jia Jing's head. In his heart, the prince is a royal family member, and the prince's daughter is a clan daughter. If he finds a low-status family to adopt, it will be harsh to her. His status is the most suitable. He is the eldest son of Duke Ningguo, the future successor of Ningguo Mansion, and has enough material conditions to support the daughter of the prince.

Although Jia Amnesty was thinking about things, he was still conscientious in his work in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Anyway, he just read the case files. After more than ten days, he already had a lot of experience.He also took the opportunity to negotiate with You Shilang for a prison position, and successfully placed Jia Zhen/into the Criminal Department to work.The right servant naturally agreed, there are eight prison places in total, three of them left this time, and one was allocated to him. Who is he still having a headache for? People from the other side, Jia Zhen is also from his side when she comes in.

Jia She returned to the mansion earlier today, and the old Zhou was already in the mansion. He only listened to Jia She's orders. Without Jia She's words, he would not report the information he found to Jia Zheng.

The old man reported back in fives and tenes, and Jia Amnesty asked curiously: "Didn't she go to the clan's mansion? Why didn't she go in?"

Lao Zhou shook his head: "Is this old servant scared? Miss Feng wandered outside the clan mansion for a long time, asking many people about the living conditions of the royal descendants. The life of the royal descendants with low mother status is not as good as Some sons and daughters of rich families, she may be afraid that her daughter will be bullied."

Jia Amnesty thought about it, it made sense, although he sympathized with what happened to her, he couldn't drag the Ning Mansion into trouble!

"She was a good mother."

Jia Zheng also nodded, and Lao Zhou hesitated for a while before saying, "There is another reason. Miss Feng is from a brothel and has served several men. The royal family wants to accept this illegitimate daughter. I'm afraid there is no need for Miss Feng to exist."

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were silent for a while, but no matter what, the prince's daughter cannot fall into Jia's house. If Feng Susu is deprived of her mother by the royal family, it will be her fate!

After knowing the ins and outs of the matter from Lao Zhou, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng went to the Ning Mansion to find Jia Jing, Jia Zhen listened in, discussed for a long time, and asked Jia Jing to go directly to the palace to meet the emperor to report the matter three days later.If Ningguo Mansion wants to adopt a baby girl, it is necessary to find out the ins and outs. This is reasonable. The identity of the baby girl is found to be suspicious, and Feng Susu is traced. She is the illegitimate daughter of the deceased prince, so she can only report to the emperor and ask him to make a decision.

These three days were spent in Jia Jing's trepidation. After the morning court on the fourth day, Jia Jing didn't go back to Taichang Temple directly, but went directly to the imperial study room to see the emperor.

Jia Jing's current official position is enough for him to go to the early court. Although it is only a background board, it is also a great honor.

Under the service of Wang Wei, Emperor Changping was changing out of the dragon robe he had worn in court, and put on light clothes, which were much more relaxed than the heavy court clothes.Hearing Jia Jing's request for an audience, Emperor Changping was curious.Coming out of the apse, Emperor Changping announced Jia Jing as soon as he sat down.This person came to see him without waiting for him to have breakfast, so it must be something important.

Jia Jing saluted, but didn't dare to look directly at the emperor, glanced left and right at the situation in the imperial study, hesitant to speak.

Emperor Changping raised his brows: "What is the matter to report directly?"

Jia Jing then hastily bowed his head and said: "Reporting to the emperor, there is a baby girl in the minister's residence. After investigation by the minister, it seems to be the blood and blood of the deceased prince."

As soon as Jia Jing said this, Emperor Changping knew what was going on. He knew the outer house clearly, even the outer room was pregnant. He would forget the outer room for a while. Whether the female has given birth.

"What's going on?" Emperor Changping's face was serious. The outer house had been sealed and everyone had left, so he didn't bother to check.

Jia Jing honestly told the process of taking him back to the baby girl. Even so, Jia Jing's back was still wet with sweat.

Emperor Changping didn't think about it at all, and said directly: "I know about this, and I will send the mother in the palace to take the child away. If you have nothing else to do, just kneel down."

Jia Jing immediately bowed his head and exited the imperial study. It was not until he walked a long distance that he felt that the stone in his heart had completely fallen to the ground.

Emperor Fang Changping glanced at Wang Wei, and then ordered: "Have someone go to the Ning Mansion to take the child away, and check whether it is as Jia Jing said. As for the child's mother to verify the identity of the child, you should know how to deal with it."

Wang Weigong turned back and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will order you to go down now."

Wang Wei's actions could not be described as unpleasant. As soon as Jia Jing returned to Taichang Temple, the palace nurse had already left the palace, and knocked on the gate of Ning Mansion in less than half an hour.

Fortunately, Jia Jing told Xu Shi that people from the palace would come to take the child away today, and let them take the child away without saying anything.

This matter just fell to the ground, and Jia Jing knew the follow-up situation from his cousin a day later.The emperor's speed was very fast. After taking the child away, he handed over the child to the former concubine, the current concubine of the prince of Lijun, and asked her to be raised under the name of any concubine of the prince. Anyway, it is of royal blood. Just seal a title and marry someone.

After the prince's accident, the concubine Taijun's female relatives no longer had any fun in fighting. It was only two months, and the life in the backyard was like a pool of stagnant water. Women without children were even worse. The concubine Taijun had a daughter herself. The daughter who came by accident was not interested, but the other women were active. Finally, after everyone agreed, the child would be raised by the childless woman, and it would be their joint daughter in the future.

As expected, Feng Susu was taken away by someone sent by the emperor, and she never appeared again in the end, even the little maid was taken away, but under Feng Susu's pleading, the little maid was accepted by Wang Wei as a palace maid.

Now Rongning and Ningfu have no troubles, the two governments are paying close attention to the release of the autumn exam, counting the time and day by day, and the day of the announcement is coming.

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