[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

Jia's, Rongguo Mansion, Ningguo Mansion... These words have appeared quite a lot in Emperor Qinghe's ears recently. They are like flies. Although they are insignificant, they are annoying.

"Tell Concubine Ping to raise Fuyou with peace of mind, and other things have nothing to do with Fuyou." Emperor Qinghe waved his hand, ordering the eunuch in charge of the palace to withdraw.

The chief eunuch came up with hot tea and gently offered it to Emperor Qinghe: "Your Majesty, it's already noon."

Emperor Qinghe pinched his brows and asked, "Cheng Daban insists on retiring?"

The chief eunuch immediately knew who he was talking about today, it was the deputy chief eunuch who benefited first and then the chief eunuch, and now the head of the respect room, this eunuch Cheng had the virtue of taking care of His Majesty when he was young, and later assisted the king's affairs, so His Majesty valued close relatives .He hurriedly bowed and replied: "Yes, Director Cheng said that he was too old to be competent for palace duties, so he handed over a resignation letter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to be professional, so he reported it."

Seeing the present, the chief eunuch let out a long sigh, full of reluctance.I can't help but secretly admire this old eunuch Cheng: this old eunuch Cheng has never fallen from his high position, he has been in charge of the Central Palace and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even if he retired by himself, I would like to ask him to be in charge of respect. Fang, there are very few such powerful eunuchs in ancient and modern times.Not to mention that he is not actually the companion since he was a child, but he still has to be called "big companion" by His Majesty.

Just thinking about it carefully, it is not surprising that this old eunuch Cheng is today. The most admirable thing about this old monster is his pair of "intelligent eyes", which never misses people: which powerful eunuch is not a string of It is not surprising that this is the face of the great eunuch.The old eunuch Cheng also had apprentices and grandchildren, but his apprentices were only a few, and it was rare that all of them were proper people who knew how to advance and retreat. Not to mention being practical, they were also filial.Calling him the chief eunuch is also very envious.

The old eunuch Cheng has been loyal to the king's affairs all his life. He is low-key and calm, unlike someone in power.

"That's all, please ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allow Cheng Daban. If Cheng Daban has relatives, nephews and relatives, if so, ask him what he means, and they can move in with him to live in the courtyard in the capital, so that he can take care of him and respect him."

The chief eunuch must be a good person, and he kept a record of all the people in the emperor's eyes, and immediately said: "Cheng chief does have clansmen in Zhending's hometown, but they are all distant branches, and they are not close. But in the early years, Manager Cheng recognized a daughter. This daughter was originally a court lady who served Xianhui, and she had already left the palace at the age of [-]. This son was picked up by Manager Cheng outside the palace. Son."

This remark aroused Emperor Qinghe's interest: "Oh? Where is Daban and Yizi working now?"

Seeing that Emperor Qinghe was upset, the chief eunuch hurriedly replied: "I never entered the palace, but Chief Cheng raised his adopted son outside the palace."

The chief eunuch and the old eunuch Cheng have no enmity, and he is retiring again. He is valued by the emperor, and he is happy to sell: "Boss Cheng's sons and daughters are quite honest, and this adopted son has done a good job in business. He was watched by the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few years ago Among them, he was chosen to get a small errand, and the curtains and curtains of the matching house were built first by his family." This means, of course, that the adopted son of the old eunuch Cheng did not rely on his father's influence, or else he would have It wouldn't be a few years ago that he was selected as an imperial merchant by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but ten years earlier was the time when Mrs. Cheng supervised the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Emperor Qinghe recalled this saying, not because of Cheng Daban, but because the Ministry of Internal Affairs once wrote a note, mentioning that a small imperial businessman who undertook a complete set of tents was involved in the matter of visiting the concubine's relatives. Pay a few 10 taels of Runyin.The minister in charge of the House of Internal Affairs is a confidant of Emperor Qinghe, who was promoted from the Ministry of Household Affairs. He used the account book of this family to tell Emperor Qinghe that honor and extravagance are the worms of the country.

"It turned out to be Cheng Daban's adopted son, and indeed he has the style of Daban. Daban has grown up to be loyal and respectful, and has made achievements. It is fortunate to have this son." Emperor Qinghe was very pleased, put down his tea cup and sighed.

The chief eunuch smiled and said: "General Manager Cheng has the blessing of the emperor, so good luck will come naturally. Speaking of which, this adopted daughter is also extraordinary. She left the palace at the age of one, and worked as a teacher in several families. It was not until his adoptive daughter got married that he left the house to take care of him. Mr. Cheng was loyal to the country, but this granddaughter married a loyal and brave man who went to Annan Kingdom. Her son-in-law was very brave. , General Di praises the young general Zhan you mentioned." This general Di has been dismissed and raised, and the Di family is full of loyal and loyal families. Only a few young grandchildren are left. They are not involved in military power, so the chief eunuch dares to speak out.

When Emperor Qinghe heard the words, he became more happy, spoke pleasantly, and said with a smile: "It's actually his family, good, good!"

Emperor Qinghe has been busy setting up the Xishan Ruiyong Battalion since Ping'an South. He intends to promote generals from humble backgrounds. He is deliberating with the Minister of Military Affairs on the list submitted by the Ministry of War. Zhan Dong's order is also on the list. At this time Ask Emperor Qinghe to think of it again.

The chief eunuch replied for a while, coaxing him into a good mood now.All the maids and eunuchs serving in front of the imperial court were amazed in their hearts, and the clever little Huangmen used his brain to write down the words of the chief eunuch, and wanted to pass them on to the old chief Cheng's ears, so as to show off his merits for the chief eunuch.

After all, keep in mind the things reported in the Zhonggong newspaper, and today's lunch order will be passed to the Zhonggong to talk to the queen.

The queen is graceful and luxurious, and she speaks calmly, and she explained the matter in a few words. At the end, she said: "...It's not because the ministers and concubines disturbed the king with such trivial matters, but it is because Fuyou is still young, that the nephew has to calculate like this. There is really no such thing. Wait for reason!"

Emperor Qinghe had already been angry for a while, but hearing it again at this time, he felt even more ironic: the Supreme Emperor was so honored in the past, and he thought he was so shallow and ignorant.

"That's all. Many courtiers have impeached the two government houses, trafficked foreign officials, and bullied the people according to the situation. I just wanted to wait for the Ministry of Punishment to write a letter to ask for approval. Unexpectedly, the Jia family has repeatedly acted recklessly and failed my kindness. , resigned from office, order Jinyi Mansion to inspect the family property, and investigate and deal with it quickly."

In today's place, the Rongning Second Mansion is only a part of the four kings and eight princes, and what is hated today is also the forces formed by these old noble families.Taking out the Rongguo Mansion alone is really not taken seriously by the present.Even Concubine Jia was only of some use at the beginning, and she was promoted to a high position only because she appeased the Supreme Emperor because he valued veterans, so it was never really calculated on the chessboard today.Since the concubines visited their relatives, the families of these old nobles have been dug up in sevens and eights, and they are nothing more than chicken bones in the court and the emperor.Even the change of Nan'an Junwang and several families in Ping'an Prefecture is not enough to jump the wall in a desperate situation, and it is effortless to prepare it now.

Concubine Jia is not even a chess piece, but jumping up and down is disgusting.Concubine Jia passed away. For the sake of Princess Fuyou, Emperor Qinghe actually only planned to leave the Rongguo Mansion in a corner, so that his family would fall into ashes.This kind of youngster is incompetent, and the old nobleman whose family wealth is wasted and empty, don't worry about him. After a few years, he himself will decline and disappear, just like countless desolate families. The common people are inferior.

Unfortunately, this Rongguo Mansion is the same as Concubine Jia, insisting on jumping out to make the royal family feel uncomfortable.There were so many major events in the state, how could Emperor Qinghe have the leisure time to care about the trivial matter of scabies, but this scabies disease made people feel sick when they saw it, so he simply slapped him to death.

The queen listened to the will of the present and remained silent.My heart is dark: When Concubine Jia was here, she thought she was someone special, and thought that the Duke's mansion was so majestic. In fact, if it wasn't for hindering the Supreme Emperor, these old nobles were like chickens and dogs, and they were very eye-catching.Besides, the Taishanghuang didn't really value these families, they were just tools in his hands to play games with His Majesty, and they didn't quite agree with them.After the collapse of the Zhen family, the Supreme Emperor also ignored it, and these few families did not shrink back, but rushed to find death.Now the Rongguo Mansion is just the beginning, I'm afraid there will be a bunch of them in the future.

Sure enough, Emperor Qinghe didn't send any high-level ministers, although he wanted to investigate and punish the crimes, and only ordered the King of Beijing to investigate and deal with it.This king of Beijing Jing has the false name of a virtuous king, but in fact he has no real power, because he was adopted by the clan, and now he is happy to be treated preferentially.His name is the virtuous king, but he is actually the "leisure king", and he is nicknamed the "sour king" in private. Soft and weak without rigidity.

Today, I rest in the middle palace for a while, and then go to the front to manage affairs.After the empress respectfully sent it out, the grand maid had to listen to her and tell her something.

After pondering for a moment, the Queen smiled and said, "It's just a coincidence that the Zhan Zhu family that the Jia family wants to deal with is Cheng Daban's granddaughter?"

The palace lady smiled and replied: "It can be seen that his family has no virtue, and they have been separated from him every time they meet relatives. Even when the Qiluan Palace was proud, Manager Cheng was not too close. I heard that Manager Cheng recognized a son and a daughter who were only [-] years old. There is such a person, love is like a treasure, if Zhan respectfully begs with soft words, how can Director Cheng not pay attention to it. He only looks at the old scene, but it means keeping a respectful distance."

The queen sneered and said: "This is the old rules of his family. Is it true that the concubine Ping is unfaithful, but what is the matter? She forced the maid who grew up with her to eat the master. This concubine Jia is just like the Jia family, she is very capable. "

"Forget it, Cheng Daban is going to retire, and I will reward Mrs. Zhan with dignity, which is also the benefit of Cheng Daban's loyalty over the years."

Zhu Xiu returned home, and two or three days of kissing with Brother Ji and his wife was not enough. The two mothers chattered and said things that no one could understand, and when they were tired, they met and fell asleep.Zhan Dong couldn't bear it anymore, on the night when he was soaked in boy's urine again, he pinched his stinky son's little fleshy feet against his chest, and ordered the nanny to carry him to sleep outside the dormitory.

Zhu Xiu rubbed her sleepy eyes, looking at Zhan Dong's wet underwear, Zhile, she didn't know how Xiong Wa'er got into this habit, she always liked to put her feet on his father's chest, or her legs and feet were dishonest. If someone wakes up, or at night when Zhandong is changing the cloth for him, he will be caught suddenly.This will cause his father to have to scrub and toss again.

Although it didn't get wet to Zhu Xiu's side, the mattress still had to be changed.Seeing Zhan Dong's solemn face, Zhu Xiu followed him into the ear room to please him, and waited for him to scrub.The two of them went into the ear room, and the night watch girl hurried in and quickly changed the dirty bedding.

The next day, Zhan Dong still went to Daying Yingmao, and had to not come back for a few more days.Zhu Xiu was playing with his son when the deacon's mother rushed in to report: "Master Xu sent someone to tell that the prince of Beijing County led the officials of Jinyi Mansion to search the house of Rongguo Mansion for questioning. A team was dispatched, and Ningrong Street has been closed by martial law."

"So fast!" Zhu Xiu gave Brother Ji to the nanny, leaving Chunliu to take care of her, and hurried forward while holding Qiu Gui's hand.

Before reaching the second gate, I saw the chief steward of Zhan's mansion rushing over, saying: "My wife is going to the front soon, the minister of the Central Palace is here to pass the decree."

After setting up the incense table, Zhu Xiu knelt down, and an eunuch in Zhu Yi gave an order.Most of the words he said were praiseworthy words, such as being gentle and kind, diligent and filial to the elderly, rewarded and bestowed a lot of palace silk property.The most amazing is a pair of white jade Ruyi with light yellow ribbons.Daqing has a tradition of presenting Ruyi. On Longevity Day and Qianqiu Festival, the ministers will pay tribute to Ruyi to the empress.

"Thank you ma'am Ron."

After seeing off the internal officials, the whole house was beaming with joy. Although Zhu Xiu was puzzled, he ordered everyone in the house to reward him with a month's money, and ordered everyone not to slack off.

This is wishful, so naturally I have to wait for my father-in-law and Zhan Dong to come back to see it, and then discuss where to go.

He also ordered the proper nursing home to go out to inquire about the Rongguo Mansion: "You don't have to go any closer. If the master of the Xu family is here, just go back to Ming Xu's master. If the place is severely blocked, you can just look at it from a distance. It should still be kept in the house, or it should be decompressed elsewhere."

Both nurses laughed: "We know quite a few of the soldiers in the five cities. It's okay, we just ask the soldiers we know well."

"Be very careful. Jinyi Mansion is different from other places when you are on business. It's better to be more cautious."

Zhu Xiu knew that Brother Xu Hai must have sent letters to both her family and Deng's family, but she was separated by a long distance, but it was Yingchun, and she was not in charge of the family. Zi may not know how to worry about it.Then he ordered the deacon's mother to visit him.

When the nanny left, Yingchun was weeping and worrying. Mrs. Deng had sent someone out to inquire, and she was also sighing in the hall.

The mother of Zhan's mansion invited Ann, because she said: "The empress has rewarded you with a lot of palace silk, and my wife ordered us to send you two."

The wife of the sixth room of the Deng family, who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, changed her expression twice, and hurriedly excused herself and left.

Mrs. Deng valued Yingchun in the first place, and when she heard what she said, she was very upset and asked Yingchun to take her mother back to her room to talk.

The mother of the Zhan family hurriedly told Yingchun: "Don't panic, our wife has already sent someone out to inquire, and the master of the Xu family is also careful. I will send someone to tell you as soon as there is a letter."

Only then did Yingchun sit down, and sighed: "Fortunately, the third girl and her brother-in-law went to the south to visit relatives. If not, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold her back if her temper comes up."

Then I told the mother of the Zhan family: "I just sent someone to tell Sister Lin and Fourth Sister to go, and told Sister Lin to only take care of herself and Fourth Sister, and leave everything alone. You tell your wife what I said. My third sister and I are already married. Married people are worried about their natal family, but they also know that the law of the country is great. If they are not guilty, the lords and wives in the house will only suffer a little bit of punishment temporarily. Just try to take care of innocent women, children, old and young."

The nanny went back and said to Zhu Xiu: "Mrs. Deng is not dissatisfied, and Mrs. Deng Liu understands very well. My wife doesn't have to worry."

Xu's sister-in-law also sent someone to thank Zhu Xiu for the gift. Xu's mother-in-law said: "Our wife has already sent someone to comfort Grandma Deng Six. This is the Jia family's business and has nothing to do with Grandma Six."

Zhu Xiu smiled, they all had the same heart, they rushed to support them.

Until noon, the nursing home who inquired came back and reported: "It's a mess there. The whole family has been raided and accounted for, and the doors of all houses have been sealed. The elder Jia's amnesty, the second master of the government, and Jia Zhen of the Ningfu were all arrested." The others were temporarily imprisoned in the courtyard of the Rong Mansion. I heard that a secret room for hiding property was dug out by the magistrate. I am afraid there is still one, so I ordered the five city soldiers to dig everywhere in the mansion. I am afraid there will be no One or two days of hard work can't be finished. However, there are not many soldiers in Jinyi Mansion, and most of the guards are Wucheng soldiers. This group of people has a close relationship with Uncle Deng. The nuns of the women's prison are watching, and the women's relatives have been fine for the past two days. Just wait to see what they find..."

Zhu Xiu said: "That's very good. It's a blessing from God that the women's relatives are not humiliated. As for others, those who commit crimes will be dealt with according to the laws of the country. Let's just wait."