The concubine is also very good today

Chapter 8 Empress Dowager Jiang

After receiving Queen Mother Jiang's words, Xu Ruyi stepped into the gate of the palace respectfully, and walked towards Queen Mother Jiang. Jing Yu saw her entering the hall, so she also followed.

Looking at the various poems, calligraphy and paintings placed on the table of Empress Dowager Jiang, Xu Ruyi smiled and said, "Is the imperial grandmother appraising paintings so early?"

Empress Dowager Jiang smiled and took Xu Ruyi to the bed next to the table, and invited her to appreciate the calligraphy and paintings.

"Didn't Ai's family hold a banquet for thousands of seniors two days ago? At the banquet, many talented and learned old men wrote poems, and there were many good sentences. Ai's family asked people to sort out those poems and send them over. Zhao Rong, you also come here Look!"

The Empress Dowager Jiang spoke, and Xu Ruyi carefully appraised the lyrics, music and paintings on the table. She could tell that these works were made by famous masters, so she exclaimed: "It's really good words and sentences."

"Isn't that right! Aijia just wanted to record all these words and phrases and organize them into an album. However, he was stumped when he just started."

When Xu Ruyi heard this, she became vigilant. Could there be something in the harem that would tie up the eldest lady?

I only heard Empress Dowager Jiang continue: "Look at their handwriting, which is quite satisfactory, without any charm. No matter how you look at it, the Ai family is uncomfortable. I think the Ai family is used to seeing your handwriting, and it would be uncomfortable for someone else to copy it. adapted."

When Xu Ruyi heard about this, she hurriedly coaxed Empress Dowager Jiang and said, "Grandmother, you should have said it earlier! Although Zhaorong is married, she has not left Beijing yet. If you want to see Zhaorong, Zhaorong can come back to see her at any time." you!"

"Hey, the good granddaughter of the Ai family is married, so she should live the life of a young couple. You will leave the Ai family one day, and the Ai family always calls you back. What is that? .”

Xu Ruyi couldn't understand the ins and outs of these words, and the eldest lady still hoped that she could go back to the palace a few more times, instead of hiding away after getting married.

"Grandmother, you are seeing someone else now. If you want Zhaorong, you can go to the palace to accompany you. If Zhaorong knows that her marriage will make the emperor's grandmother feel depressed, then it is not worth not marrying. By the imperial grandmother's side, with the imperial grandmother."

"Zhaorong, you Jinghun said that the girl's family will marry when she gets married, and Shou'an will marry in two years. The Ai family just feels that this harem will always leave an old woman like the Ai family..."

"Look at what you said, the granddaughter will definitely come back to visit your old man often." Xu Ruyi took the initiative to make a promise, and turned to the maid next to Empress Dowager Jiang, "Xiangtan, go buy paper and ink."

After Xu Ruyi responded, she changed the subject. While Xiangtan went to invite paper and ink, Xu Ruyi took the initiative to wave to Jing Yu who was standing honestly by the side, and said, "What are you doing standing there stupidly? Come here and let the imperial grandmother take a look?"

It's not that Jing Yu doesn't know that the queen mother likes Lin Chengqing the most. He thought that the queen mother would seriously question why Xu Ruyi changed her husband and son-in-law, but the current painting style is not what he imagined, and even made him confused.

But now that Xu Ruyi had already introduced him, he obediently came to Empress Dowager Jiang, and introduced him seriously: "Hey! Hello, Grandmother! I am the second son of Marquis An Ding, Xing Er, whose name is Huai Chen, and whose single name is Yu." ..."

Empress Dowager Jiang laughed and said, "Hey! Look at how reserved this child is!"

Jing Yu laughed foolishly.

Queen Mother Jiang jokingly asked: "I heard you just turned 15?"

Jing Yu: "..."

Why is everyone asking this question?Could it be that the Empress Dowager thinks he is too young?
But Jing Yu still nodded helplessly.

Actually, Empress Dowager Jiang's point is——

"At the age of 15, you are ranked among the top ten business circles in Beijing. You are really young and promising." Queen Mother Jiang admired, "Besides, I heard that you once opened a bookstore in Beijing, so I think you are also a literary talent."

Jing Yu chuckled: "It's just so-so!"

He really didn't know whether the Queen Mother had intentions or not.

That bookstore was opened when he was 13 years old.

That year, an old man who had no ambitions came to the Hou's Mansion as a guest. The experience of the old man's unrewarding ambitions when he was young and his emotional story moved him. Then he went to talk to the old man about the business and asked him to use his The experience was compiled into a book based on the prototype, and it was published and sold in bookstores.

I think this book was very popular at the beginning, and many women in the capital were willing to read it.Who would have thought that a villain would be encountered later, during the printing process, the plot of the book was inadvertently added indescribable content, as a result, the book became a banned book immediately, the bookstore was closed, the old man ran away overnight, and Jing Yu was arrested go in.Lord Jinghou had been running around for more than a month before the higher authorities released him on the grounds that he was "young and ignorant".

At that time, Jing Yu once realized what it was like to be ruined...

Who doesn't have a dark history of business failure?

It's just that what happened that time was a bit serious, so now that he mentioned the relevant words, he was a little flustered, wondering if the Queen Mother knew about this gossip...

But looking at the Empress Dowager's appearance, she didn't mean to ridicule him, but said in admiration: "This child is promising at first glance. In the future, when we are together with Zhaorong, we must support each other and stay together forever."

Jing Yu hurriedly replied respectfully: "Don't worry, Grandmother, grandson-in-law will definitely take good care of Zhao Rong."

Queen Mother Jiang smiled and nodded.

At this time, Xiangtan has already brought up the best brush, ink, paper and inkstone.

Xu Ru thought that the ink was ready, so he picked up the Zihao pen and copied the poems on the paper.

As soon as she finished copying the first poem, Jing Yu became obsessed with it.

Judging from the layout of the text, her running calligraphy is rigorous, each line is aligned straight, and the spacing between characters is also very comfortable, giving people a gentle and restrained feeling.

Looking at the style, composition, and characteristics of ink used in running script, it is simply incomparable to the line next to it.

Unexpectedly, when Xu Ruyi is not crazy, she is still a talented girl...

Just watching Xu Ruyi seriously copying the poems, Jing Yu felt that even the air in the Empress Dowager's bedroom was quiet.

However, just when Jing Yu thought that the bedroom could continue to be so quiet, suddenly!

There was a bang at the door.

Xu Ruyi immediately stopped writing, and did not slip and make mistakes because of being frightened.

She hurriedly turned her head and asked, "What's going on?"

The palace maid who fell on the ground hurriedly got up, knelt down on the spot and admitted her mistake: "Damn this servant, I tripped accidentally."

Empress Dowager Jiang supported her forehead, and said dissatisfiedly: "This is the newcomer arranged by the government for the Ai family after you left. I can't understand anything."

Xu Ruyi was not in the palace for two days, so he didn't know what was going on between the officials and the eldest lady.

But the most urgent thing is to coax the big lady first.

Seeing the madam's annoyed appearance, the maids at the side didn't dare to intervene, only Xu Ruyi dared to pick up the calligraphy and paintings scattered on the ground.

The servant on the side was dumbfounded long ago, and hurriedly said: "Princess, let the servant come!"

Xu Ruyi neither reprimanded her nor forgave her, but just handed over what she wanted to present to Empress Dowager Jiang.

Empress Dowager Jiang glanced at it, and said with a headache: "The Ai family has several versions of the same calligraphy and painting. Since you left, these new maids can't tell which version the Ai family wants. Let the officials give it to the Ai family. The family picked a few who could do things, but the officials were so perfunctory!"

(End of this chapter)