[Red Mansion] Queen's Road

When Bai Niu returned to the palace, lamps had already been lit everywhere in the palace.

When I arrived at Tonghua Palace, I saw that the whole palace was full of joy. It happened that Xiang Niu came out with something. Bai Niu saw her and quickly grabbed her, "Could it be possible that there will be some happy event if I'm not in the palace for a while?"

"Of course it's a great happy event. The imperial doctor came just now, and our mother is happy again."

Bai Niu was also happy, "You go back first, I'll go to the empress's side for business."

As soon as Bai Niu entered the hall, she saw Princess Shouchun and the eldest prince lying on the empress's belly, one on the left and the other on the right.

Princess Shouchun also asked the eldest prince to put his ear on the empress's belly to listen to the movements of his younger brother.

Although the eldest prince can sit and crawl, he still doesn't understand what's going on, his saliva drips down, and he already knows that he needs to wipe his mouth with his mother's clothes.

Princess Shouchun is teaching the eldest prince to call her younger brother.

"Son, don't teach your brother, he's just a little fool."

Linlin said a few words, saw Bai Niu came back, and asked him lazily, "Has the fan been delivered? How do you look at the master's body? How is the wife? Where are the master, the second master and the girl?"

"I've seen it all. Our master is still very thin. The wife said that no matter how much he eats, he won't gain weight. The wife is fine. Seeing that our girl has grown taller, the second master can walk now. Now he walks a few steps in the yard every day." Just fall.

When I came back, I happened to see our uncle. If we say that our uncle loves my sister, let me tell you a word. "

Linlin ordered the two children to be taken down, and after listening to Bai Niu learned a few words, she knew in a blink of an eye that the emperor was probably hiding in the golden house outside.

"Humph……"

"Why don't the servants invite Eunuch Qian over to ask?"

"You don't need to ask him. He is the number one dog in His Majesty's heart. Even if you ask him, you won't say anything. Besides, do we still need to ask Eunuch Qian to agree to what our master has done? What's the use of calling the chief executive over and scolding me."

After thinking for a while, I told Bai Niu, "Call me a few eunuchs tomorrow morning, take the craftsmen from the House of Internal Affairs to the Qiandi, and tell me what I said, there will be more rainy days in the future, first check the houses everywhere, Repair the leaking ones, and check the leaking ones. At the same time, let them check the courtyard walls everywhere. If there are any dog ​​holes that get into people, cats and dogs that shouldn't be there, let the people who used to guard the hidden mansion do it themselves. Go to the Punishment Division to receive punishment."

"What if someone is inside? What should I do with this person?"

Linlin thought for a while, "The hidden mansion is also a palace. There is no reason why I can't control it. The women in the harem are all canonized, and their origins are all particular. No matter how bad it is, as long as they are girls from good families, I will treat them equally if they come in. , but whores don’t want me to turn a blind eye. I’ll say the same thing to the Empress Dowager.”

Bai Niu agreed and went out to make arrangements.

"Bai Niu, come back."

"What else do you want?"

"Don't worry about it, I don't know, and you haven't heard of it."

"Why?"

"You don't understand, if I deal with it with heavy hands, if she can't stand it and dies, it will be a life debt for me, and a white moonlight for the emperor."

The most important thing is that the husband and wife have not turned against each other now, so whatever they say is fine, and if the time comes, it will be evidence of liquidation.Linlin never takes people's hearts as a test lightly. To prevent herself from living a miserable life, she must take all risks into consideration, and do it boldly after the analysis is completed.

After Bai Niu retired, Linlin turned over the ledger again, love will eventually change, only career can it be possible to fight hard.

When the emperor came in, he saw Linlin concentrating on the calculations on the ledger.

"Take a break, you've been thinking about this all day long, it's not too late. I just heard that the imperial doctor came to take your pulse, and you have it again."

"The news has spread all over the place. The queen mother has already sent someone to bring me a reward. How do you know? Are you not in front today? Are you out of the palace?"

"Which... Brother Erwang is having a banquet at home, invite me to have a glass of water and wine."

"I didn't hear that. The second sister-in-law entered the palace yesterday. We talked for a long time. If there is no reason to arrange a banquet, she should invite me. It's my business whether to go or not. Please." If you don't invite, that's her courtesy."

"Small banquet... small banquet... yes, it's a small banquet, it's not worth mobilizing the crowd, and it's also the second brother who suddenly wanted to arrange a banquet today."

"I thought it was not a good banquet. I smelled a smell of powder on your body. This is the powder that has been put on for a long time and I am reluctant to use it. After using it, the smell is strong. Now I have a baby in my stomach, and I can't smell it." These smells, next time my second sister-in-law comes, I will tell her, don't be reluctant to part with the money, and buy better outfits for those people, or you will lose face when you take it out."

After speaking, he covered his nose with a handkerchief and urged the emperor to take a bath at Huang Guiren's place.

As soon as the emperor went out, he caught Qian Sheng and asked, "Does the powder on my body smell strong?"

Qian Sheng put his nose close to the dragon robe, "No, it's all ambergris used in the royal study."

"Why do I always feel that there is something in the Queen's words?"

"What are you talking about... You are thinking too much. The suit you wore when you went out is in the imperial study. The empress has never seen it before. Even if it is stained with something, it should be on that dress. You The clothes are so fragrant, covering up the smell of powder, how can the empress smell it... Maybe because she is pregnant with the little prince, her nose doesn't feel comfortable smelling anything."

"Makes sense."

Several days have passed since this incident, and the emperor thinks back and feels that he has grasped a little bit of the point... I thought to myself, could it be that the empress played a trick on me? like beating...

In the next few days, let alone the emperor, even the palace people around the emperor felt a change.

The emperor hated eating shallots, and had them in his meals for several days in a row, and the staple food was spring onion rolls.The porridge I drank was salty, with a handful of green onions sprinkled on it.Not to mention the dishes, there are half a plate of green onions on a plate of vegetables! !

Not to mention the clothes she wears, since the queen started the cloth business, there has never been a shortage of cloth at home.The emperor made more than 300 sets of clothes last year, almost every day a new suit, just the cabinets where the clothes are placed, new ones are made every month, and the number of court ladies in charge of robes has increased from two to six.

Let alone the new clothes, the old clothes are uncomfortable to wear, either because the starch is too hard, or because they are limp and out of shape.This kind of trivial matter does not need the emperor to ask, Qian Sheng asked, and the maid in charge of the clothes also said, "Usually, there are clothes that are hardened and softened by washing, report to the empress, and the empress has someone destroy the robe belt and make it again. .Now report to the empress, the empress only said that she knew, not to mention the outer clothes, the close-fitting clothes should be changed, and the empress also said that she knew, we don't know what to do?"

Forget it, the boots don't fit, the handkerchief doesn't fit well, the tea leaves taste bad, and there's no toilet paper to use...

It's fine if I'm alone, but when I went to the concubine's place, she still had a few mouthfuls of favorite dishes, but who knew that the emperor was here, so they didn't have anything to eat together.Whoever the emperor favors is unlucky enough not to be able to change the curtains and quilts with him.Seeing that it was getting hot, the ice used was flocculent. Although a large basin was placed and carved into an iceberg, it was not durable at all.

The whole palace knew that the queen had tripped the emperor.

When the Supreme Emperor found out, he clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "The wicked will be punished by the wicked." Put this matter aside and ignore it.

The Queen Mother felt sorry for her son, and complained in her heart that Linlin was not virtuous.But the emperor never got angry, and he didn't dare to say more.

Call your son over and make everyone retreat, "Your daughter-in-law has gone too far these days. I see that she is pregnant with the emperor's grandson and is usually short-spirited and can't take care of her well. Who in your harem has the ability to let them share the empress' worries. "

The emperor thought in his heart that if someone came to divide her power, the family would truly have no peace.Right now, she is just looking for people to vent her anger, and when the time comes, she will be really anxious. With her ability, there will be a lot of people in this palace who will definitely be killed.

"The queen mother doesn't need to take care of this matter. The concubines in the palace are all petty. If I leave the affairs of the palace to them, I don't know what troubles will arise."

After hearing this, the queen mother sighed secretly, and it really is one thing falling one thing.

The emperor thought about what had offended the queen, and thought that it might be the secret about Peony.

Thinking about it carefully, from the time when the peony incident happened to now, the queen talked to herself, except that the child is the account book, and she was willing to wink a few times in the past, but I have never seen it now, so hurry up and call Qian Sheng Come here, "Go to the House of Internal Affairs and tell the craftsman that in a few days, the Empress Qianqiu will ask them to make a set of head and face jewelry that the Empress can use. It must be luxurious and exquisite, and I will be useful at that time."

Qian Sheng didn't want to go, "Your Majesty, as long as you move the gold and silver in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even if you get the West Room from the East Room, many people will print their handprints and report to the Empress. If this is the case, wouldn't there be no surprises..."

The emperor thought, if I have some wealth, I can use it to coax her. She loves silver more than makeup and hairpin skirts. Isn't it just because I don't have it that I will settle for second best.

"Of course the empress knows, I didn't say to surprise the empress, so that she can be happy for a while now that she knows."

The weather was getting hotter and hotter. After Linlin's belly became bigger, after several rounds of diagnosis by the imperial physician, it was determined that the belly was a boy.Following the good news from Linlin, it was also reported that a nobleman Hu was pregnant in the harem.

Linlin just smiled when she knew it, and wrote down Hu Guiren's account, thinking that sooner or later it will be settled.Let people choose a few good fans to reward this nobleman Hu.

For a while, there was an undercurrent in the harem, and many concubines stared green, hoping that the emperor could stay in their yard for a night.

The most eager one here is Huang Guiren, who scolded Hu Guiren more than once in his bedroom, "It is said that dogs that bite people don't bark, and it is true. I usually see him being honest and honest, but I didn't expect her to be a muffled man who made a fortune." of."

He also said, "No one dared to rob her from the queen's place. Finally, this lady stopped occupying the emperor, and nobleman Hu appeared again."

"Legend Zuo is also a stubborn stubble. Back then, he shrank like a quail. Seeing that the queen's hands loosened, they all squeezed in one by one."

Sure enough, more than half a month passed, and the summer was almost over, and good news broke out from Zuo Guiren.

Linlin felt that it was almost autumn at this time, and it was useless to reward fans, so she asked people to go to the warehouse to pick some furs and send them to Zuo Guiren.

This time, many people in the harem were greatly irritated. When they came to greet Linlin on the [-]th day of the lunar new year, they all dressed up beautifully and spoke softly. When there were too many people, they could see that each had its own advantages.

The emperor didn't spend the night outside at night, and spent a day with that peony during the day, and he could only cuddle and listen to the peony's complaints. Today, he said that the jewelry was old and asked the slaves to buy suitable ones, but he couldn't order them.A few days ago, I said that the incense used is not good, the taste is a bit vulgar, and there is not much fragrance. When I am in a bad mood, I can’t change the smell... At night, I have to be chased by concubines to pay the public food when I go to the harem. powerless.

Afraid that the queen would be really annoyed, she ran to Tonghua Palace and lay down in the name of visiting her son and daughter and did not leave.

It's been a long time like this, and I just feel that life is really unpleasant.In the past, after returning home, it was considered a great joy in life to have hot tea and hot meals, to ask questions about the health and well-being, and to be surrounded by beautiful wives and childish children.Now it’s different from before. For example, it’s cold today, and the underwear I wear next to the body is not warm enough. Last year’s fabric is hard again, and the cold iron sticks hard to the body. It takes half a day to warm up.

He saw that there was new fabric, each piece was light and soft, and after being sent to the palace, the two children used it early, and he didn't even see a shadow of his own.

Not only is there resentment, I am wrong, you are also really unvirtuous.

Then I looked at the vast house and splendid hall, listening to my son's babbling, and my wife's charming laughter filled my ears...

This anger has also dissipated. Back then when I saw the jealousy of my son-in-law, I secretly swore to let my son have this honor, but now it is better than what I thought back then, that's all.

Then I heard the Queen say in my ear, "...the pony took a step forward, only to realize that the river water only submerged the horse's hooves, so what the little squirrel and the calf said was wrong. That's the story. , and learn to think for yourself..."

Tilting her head and looking at Linlin, she thought that marrying this tigress also has many benefits. As long as the husband and wife are of one mind, the future generations of this family business will benefit endlessly.

Linlin glanced at the emperor and thought to herself, Amitabha, it's really not that I and you have a hard time.

"Didn't I say that I had people make a big boat last time? The big boat was built. I went for a trip last month. Although I brought back a lot of food, the most I brought back was some good wood, like red sandalwood, red sandalwood and black sandalwood. I want to let them make the furniture and put it in our hidden residence first, and we will be able to move sooner or later. When the time comes, we will directly replace it with these new ones."

"How much wood is there? Is there a lot? If you have it, use it first for the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

"That's all right, first honor the father and the queen, and the wood will be able to go ashore in three to five days. At that time, I will send all the craftsmen from the House of Internal Affairs. I will ask the father and the queen what texture they like. Let these The craftsmen are doing it, ours will wait for the next ship, I like those patterns in the south, let them send up the album at that time, you can see if you like it."

The emperor agreed without the slightest sleepiness, thinking in his heart, since the hidden mansion can no longer hide people, where should the peony be placed.

He tentatively said, "Actually, there is no need to do it in the hidden mansion. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has plenty of space."

"That's different. Others can make it outside, but mine has to be made in the hidden mansion. When we were not married, my mother's family also made me a lot of furniture. They have already been laid out, and the only thing left is to carve them. , but who would have thought that good luck would be on my head, I went directly to the palace, and all the furniture was put in the warehouse of my natal family. sorry.

Tell me, the main courtyard in Qiandi is more comfortable than our Tonghua Palace. I don’t know who is cheaper than such a good place? "

"What do you mean by that?"

"What else can it mean... You will not only have one son in the future, you will definitely divide the favored son in our hidden mansion, and if you have a son, you must have a daughter-in-law. I don't know where the son is, let alone the son. Who is the daughter-in-law. That's why I said I don't know who is cheaper."

The emperor felt that his heart was beating too violently, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something in the queen's words, so he quickly found a place to put the peony properly tomorrow.

When the emperor came to court, Qian Sheng went straight to the Qian Mansion, saw Peony and let out an ouch, and hurried to the front, "Ms. Du woke up so early."

"Where's Qilang? Why are you here alone?"

"The emperor can't come today, let the slaves help you move."

"Where are you going?"

"Don't you always dislike that there are no rockery and lakes here, so I found you a place with mountains and water, just outside the city."

"I don't go, why should I go?"

"In the beginning, you hated this place, but after finally finding the place for you, you never left again."

"Don't think I'll leave with you just to fool me. It's not easy to go back and forth to that place outside the city. If I go outside the city, I won't be able to see Qilang for ten days and half a month."

"Most of the empresses in the palace can't see the emperor for ten days and a half months. You are blessed enough, don't say so much, let's move quickly, and I will be blocked here later, and I can't move even if I want to." .”

"What do you mean by that?"

"You see, as a slave, I know the rules. You show your face outside every day. Could it be that you don't know the rules? You are an outsider, and the emperor's house has a big house. What do you think you can use to confront others? Let's go early."

"I see... I'm not leaving, I'm staying here today. It must be you people trying to please the old woman, or you came to coax me behind Qilang's back, thinking of coaxing me away... or If you killed me, you can go to your master to ask for credit."

"Come on, I can't explain to you. If you want to live here, you can live here. I advise you to move out of the main courtyard and choose a courtyard in the backyard to live in first. That's all for now. You can do it yourself."

This Peony girl also brought a lot of maids and maids by her side. After watching Qian Sheng go out, some maids walked all the way to the Chuihua Gate. They waited for four or five eunuchs outside, and one of them gave Qian Sheng a bow. Take Fuchen in his arms, "The empress has ordered to seal the backyard."

The backyard was sealed off, people inside couldn't get out, and people outside couldn't get in.I don't know who cleaned up the kitchen. There was nothing in it. Except for some snacks in the upper room, I couldn't find any other bites.

The servants all thought, "The old lady in this family knows, she is going to starve us to death."

The backyard began to cry day and night.

Peony cried and wanted to go back to Jiangnan.

But I can't do what I want.The people around her were staring at her, afraid that she would commit suicide.

Many women ran to the vertical flower gate and heard people coming and going outside, no matter how much they knocked on the door, there was no response.

After three days of food deprivation, the women in the backyard were so hungry that they were exhausted, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally the emperor came.This time, Mudan didn't dare to take Joe anymore, and obediently followed Qian Sheng to a Zhuangzi outside the city, changing from a slightly larger yard to a bigger one.

After Peony left, the emperor walked around in the backyard with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help expressing his emotion to the empty yard, "I used to think she was a fairy in the sky, but now I look at her like everyone else. Yes, I just starved her for three days..."

Qian Sheng knew that this Empress Peony had fallen out of favor.In the future, I can only spend the rest of my life in the Zhuangzi outside... It's not as good as those who are not favored in the palace, at least the place where they stay is still warm.Zhuangzi outside is worse than Leng Gong.

Zhuangzi outside the city was farther away from the imperial palace. Later, after Peony went there, she felt that everything was not going well, so she asked someone to send letters to the emperor. The emperor was usually busy, and he went there once or twice out of ten times. Even though Mudan sent a letter to the palace, she didn't see anyone again, and she figured it out. She cried and cried for two or three months, didn't think about food and drink, became thinner day by day, and finally died.

When the news was reported to the empress, the emperor was silent for a while, and ordered the peonies to be buried in Zhuangzi.The queen just smiled and went on to do her own work.Of course, that's a later story.

On the day when Peony was moved to Zhuangzi, the emperor returned to the palace and saw Linlin hugging her stomach, eating fruit on the couch, and sat down beside her with a dark face.

"You're right, you'll be obedient after a few days of starvation." Linlin couldn't help but ask, "What would you do if you were locked in the yard and starved for three days?"

"If I knew that you only locked me up for three days, I would break up those pastries first, set up a basket to catch a few birds, then gather all the pastries, make some paste every day, and throw a few birds in, meat The combination of vegetables can fill my stomach anyway. If I didn’t know that you locked me up for three days, I would pack up the valuable things in the house, and go out over the wall with my things in the middle of the night. From then on, the sky will be high and the sea will be wide... Even if I die outside, it will be me Not doing well is better than being imprisoned and starved to death.”

"Have you ever thought about running away from home?"

"Let me tell you, when I was young, my mother bound my feet, so I deliberately pretended to run away from home and hid in the kitchen. I slept happily in the grain cabinet in the kitchen. There was no shortage of food in the kitchen. , When I appeared in front of my mother in the middle of the night, my mother had regretted it several times, and swore to God that she would not let me bind my feet as long as I went home."

"I kind of regret letting you keep Shouchun. Concubine Dong told me a few days ago that it's time to bind the girl's feet. I said I'll discuss it with you..."

"There is no need to discuss it, and the emperor's daughter is not worried about marrying." Linlin waved her hand, "You promised me this back then."

"When I agreed, the premise was that you were born, and Shouchun was not born by you."

"You don't even know how terrible it is to bind your feet. It breaks the bones of your feet. You can't even walk well. Doesn't that mean you are disabled?"

"As long as you have a way to convince Concubine Dong, I don't care about you."

"That's not easy. I called Concubine Dong and told her directly that if she dared to bind our girl's feet, I would send her to the Qian Mansion directly. Not only would she not be able to see the princess, she would still not be able to bind her feet. Let her choose one, Which do you think she would choose?"

After hearing this, the emperor had nothing to say.

"You don't want to bind your feet yourself, and you still drag others to not bind them..."

Linlin felt that it was necessary for her to tell the emperor a set of data, "Footbinding is only done by big families. Small households show their faces all day long. Look who bound their feet. I won't tell you from far away, just talk about us In the workshop at home, only [-]% of the female workers in the factory have their feet bound. Anyway, these people who have their feet bound don’t make as much money as those who don’t. Some work quickly and earn more than men. As long as they earn money, then How dare a man beat and scold his wife."At that time, not only will you not be able to beat and scold, women will also be able to speak up straight at home, just like me. "

Linlin was still thinking in her heart, she had to find a way once and for all, to completely reverse that superior foot-binding mentality.

He squinted at the emperor beside him, and it would be more appropriate to count on him to take the initiative to make an order, it would be better to just wash up and go to sleep to persuade him in his dream.

The colder the weather, the bigger Linlin's belly became. After seeing Linlin several times, Mrs. Xi took the initiative to ask Linlin's natal family to come to the palace to pay her respects.

After more than half a year, Linlin saw Lin Daiyu again.

"Seeing that my sister has grown taller, why is she still so thin?"

"This is the same as the master. The master also eats everything and doesn't get fat. In our family, only the mother is blessed, and she looks round and rich."

Linlin quickly waved her hand, "Don't talk nonsense, I don't call it round and rich, I call it fat, just a little plump."

It's frightening to death, Linlin feels that she can't survive if she wants to reach the state of mellow and rich.

Lin Daiyu saw Qilin for the first time, and she was teasing him with Princess Shouchun. Qilin grabbed a string of pearl bracelets on Lin Daiyu's wrist, and opened his mouth to stuff it into his mouth.

When Linlin was talking to Jia Min, she was still staring at her son, and when she saw Qilin biting something, she asked someone to hug him and feed him.

Lin Daiyu and Princess Shouchun went together. As long as the two of them are together, everything is amazing.

Seeing that there were no children in the room, Jia Min felt relieved to talk to Linlin.

"Your second aunt's younger sister is the Mrs. Xue who married into Jinling, do you still remember?"

"Why does mother say this? He is a relative of the second aunt's family, not ours."

"I knew her when I was young. The master of their family passed away last year, and the brother in the family didn't live up to expectations. The whole family came to join your second aunt. A few days ago, the old mother of Mr. Zhao, another servant of the Ministry of Rites, celebrated her birthday. I went At that time, I met that Mrs. Xue, who pulled me and talked a lot, saying that I wanted to be a matchmaker for your brother."

"Hey, it's not like my younger brother can't marry a wife. Do you see that our family has a low family status? Is there little property? Is my younger brother ugly? Is my younger brother not educated or motivated? Such a good man, Are you still worried that he can't find a wife?"

Jia Min was overwhelmed by Linlin's series of rhetorical questions.

"It's not about the main wife. The girl from the Xue family can be your brother's side room."

"You don't even have a daughter-in-law, and you've already found my brother's side room? Are you doing something wrong? When he has a daughter-in-law, who will his daughter-in-law praise? You just need to pinch your nose and recognize it. If you don't have children, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing anymore.

You have found a good family now, when your daughter-in-law comes in, aren't you afraid that she will talk about you behind your back? "

Jia Min was a little bit embarrassed when her daughter said it to her face.

"Let's not talk about it"

"It's okay not to say anything, but I'm your own daughter anyway, and everything I say and do is for the good of my mother. Think about what I said carefully, don't meddle indiscriminately, if you meddle too much, when the time comes they The young couple bothers you, just like when you thought the old lady had too many things."

After finishing speaking, he complained to Jia Min, "Who are these people? They don't inquire about whether they have married wives. They just stuff people indiscriminately without inquiring."

Jia Min's face was dulled by what her daughter said, and because her daughter brought up the past, the scars from the past were uncovered.There was no intention of chatting at this time, and I just said lightly.

"Mrs. Xue just said it casually. Let's not talk about it. Let me tell you that the girl from Mrs. Xue's family looks pretty good to me. By the way, Mrs. Xue asked me to ask, her daughter signed up for the The companion who chose the princess, has he been selected now?"

The selection of a reading companion for the princess was just made two months ago. Currently there is only one princess in the palace, and it is time for her to study. It is said that she is choosing a reading companion, but in fact she is still choosing a playmate.

"My daughter didn't intervene in this matter. It was Concubine Dong who was choosing the manpower. Concubine Dong went to those high-ranking families. A few days ago, she came to my place to beat around the bush and ask if I would like to send our family's Daiyu into the palace. I went back, and later told the emperor that she had a crush on the granddaughter of Mrs. Kou’s family. I don’t know if the Kou family will agree or not. Look, what kind of family she is looking for... Miss Xue’s family background is not obvious, it is You can't get into Concubine Dong's eyes."

"Let me tell you the truth, I really like that girl, she is really good-looking, she is smart and can talk... If their family was higher, I would be willing to hire your brother as his wife. It's just her status It's really low...but since I met her mother once, you just look at her face and send someone to ask Concubine Dong?"

Linlin thought that since Jia Min had spoken, it was not a big deal, so she nodded in agreement.Let people go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to bring over the list of applicants, and let others bring over the list of selected candidates.The mother and daughter looked through the list and found that the girl from the Xue family hadn't signed up at all.

"It's too late to sign up now." Linlin put down the list and drank a glass of plain water, "Go back and tell them not to think about it."

Jia Min seemed to be at a loss, "I still thought that this girl's status is a bit low, and maybe I can raise her status by going around the palace. If you go out to study with the princess, you can find a husband's family in the future." A similar one."

"You don't have to worry about her. She has a mother and elder brother, and you must plan for her. If you have this spare time, think about my younger brother. Now he is a handsome young man. It's time to find him a wife."

"Master said, you must be cautious about finding the Yue family for your brother, and everyone has seen the benefits of your brother, and there are many people who have passed me the message." Sighing, the topic turned to the Xue family girl again, " If it weren't for the empress to be in the palace, I would be willing to accept a girl from the Xue family as a goddaughter, but now that the empress is in the palace, it is inconvenient to talk about it. Not everyone can be a sister to the empress."

Linlin thought in her heart, because I influenced you to accept a daughter?

Thinking of Jia Min's naivety, Linlin didn't care about it. The mother and daughter drank tea for a while, and Jia Min told Linlin several times to take care of herself, take good care of the prince, and take her little daughter home. up.

Within two days, the mother and daughter of Xue's family were invited to come to the door, and a table banquet was set up in the octagonal pavilion at home.

Jia Min waited until there was no one around, then quietly took Mrs. Laxue's hand, and the two walked to a winding corridor.

"Mrs. Xue entrusted me with the matter last time. I went into the palace to ask the empress. The empress is now in a heavy body. She doesn't care about the affairs of the harem. After I asked someone to check the roster, I found that there was no treasure in the roster. Chai's name."

"This this!"

"I just asked who did Mrs. Xue entrust this matter to? Now that she hasn't reported her name, naturally she can't stand for election."

Mrs. Xue pursed the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief to cover up, "Thank you, now I know, it is much more reassuring than looking forward to it a few days ago. Thank you Mrs. Lin, our family just shipped a boat from Jiangnan Fresh lotus root, someone will bring you some tomorrow, whether it is soup or powder, it is the best choice."

It wasn't any gold, silver or jewellery, and it was just a souvenir between wives, and they didn't ask for anything difficult, so Jia Min took these lotus root very readily.

"It just so happens that our master has a bad appetite recently, and some fresh lotus root can change his appetite."

Mrs. Xue forced a smile on her face, and after staying in Lin's house for a while, she took her daughter back.

As soon as she got in the car, Mrs. Xue quickly took her daughter's hand, "I didn't expect Mrs. Lin to be interested in your candidacy. I just said it casually. She went to the palace to ask the empress. The empress will see you on the roster." It doesn't have your name on it... My son, Baochai, I'm feeling really uncomfortable, what happened to your brother won't come to light, will it?"

"Mom, you think too much. My uncle and aunt will take care of my brother's affairs. With the help of Mr. Jia, the prefect of Jinling, no one can solve the case. The empress is just taking care of it." In the harem, you can't interfere with outside affairs, let alone according to Mrs. Lin, she is only concerned with raising the baby now, and doesn't even care about the affairs in the palace, let alone investigate why we came to the capital.

We left Jinling, and people forgot about it after a few years. As for going to the capital to use the excuse of running for election... that is, when people talk about it in the future, you said that the servants at home are useless, and you didn't give it to me. When he reported his name, he was afraid that his family would blame him, so he kept it a secret, so that his relatives laughed. "

"That's right, that's right, it's not that we didn't sign up, it's just that the slaves are useless."

Their carriage here hadn't gone far, and they met Lin Hao when they turned the corner of the street.

Lin Hao saw that the carriage came out of his house, so he couldn't help but ask the door.

"Who was it that passed by just now?"

"The wives and misses of the Jinling Imperial Merchant Xue's family have come to talk to our wife. I heard that they are old acquaintances of my wife in her boudoir."

Lin Hao suddenly thought of someone, and suddenly felt cold sweat dripping down his back.

"Next time, if this family comes to look for your wife again, you can just say that your wife is either not at home, or she is sick, and just stop her."

The disciples agreed, and the men in the family talked more effectively than the women.

Lin Hao went directly to Lin Ruhai's study, and saw his father making tea, enjoying himself leisurely by himself.

Seeing the eldest son coming over in a hurry, he pointed to the seat in front of him and told him to sit down, "Sit down and taste the tea I made. The palace rewarded me with a total of six taels. You Master Tong came and took away four taels shamelessly." , I was thinking about the rest of us, my father and I, drink it quickly, or else I don’t know who came, and our family touched these good teas."

Drinking tea is an elegant thing, and it is also a good story for close relatives to steal the tea, not to mention that this tea is really good tea, and that Uncle Tong also loves drinking tea.

"Uncle Tong has always been like this. If Dad couldn't help showing off to him, how could he let people take away the tea? It's obviously because Dad wanted to share it with him on purpose."

Lin Ruhai nodded, "Your senior uncles have always envied me for raising a good girl, and as a father, I am also happy to see their envy. It is fun to say it... By the way, your senior uncle Tong is very popular. Pay attention to a good marriage, and you must be cautious in your words and deeds when you go out in the past few days, maybe someone is watching you."

Lin Hao responded, but didn't take Lin Ruhai's words to heart. Since they returned to the capital from Jiangnan, they met many people. When they saw Lin Hao, they praised him as soon as they opened their mouths, and then asked if they were married...

"I disturbed Daddy's Yaxing...It is really my son who remembered it today.