After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1094 Chilling
The Hai family's carriage has experienced a long journey and is no longer new, but the Hai family was willing to use high-quality materials when it was built, so it is still very sturdy today. Also, because it is used for long-distance travel, all the supporting facilities are very thoughtful, and the interior of the carriage is very comfortably decorated with everything you need.

Haitang knew that she was going to enter the palace, so she specially picked out this carriage that was in the best condition from the many carriages in her home, and had it cleaned, swept and decorated. Even though it looks very low-key and simple now, the comfort inside is really no worse than those carriages in the palaces of princes and nobles.

Zhang Yingfeng followed Haitang into the car. Seeing that the car was spacious, bright and breathable, with wide and flat seats covered with thick cotton cushions, and filled with a fresh and pleasant fragrance, she felt at ease.

She felt that this car was not much worse than the gorgeous red-wheeled car that the direct descendant had lent her to ride in the palace today. Although the car looked old on the outside, it was actually much newer inside than the red-wheeled car. Even though the interior was not decorated with so many pearls, jade and tassels, the car drove smoothly without any bumps. The interior was warm as spring but not stuffy, and it was much more comfortable to sit in.

The red-wheeled carriage of the direct branch was actually an old carriage from more than 20 years ago. Among the several red-wheeled carriages of the direct branch, it was not the best or the newest one, nor the most gorgeous one, but just average. It once belonged to a third daughter of the direct branch who died young in the previous generation. It looked rich, but it squeaked when it was moving, and people could tell it was old at first glance. The direct branch had almost abandoned it. The wife of the head of the family originally planned to lend her red-wheeled carriage to her niece who was going to enter the palace, but the cousin was not convinced and complained. Then the old red-wheeled carriage was dug out from the big warehouse and lent to her daughter of the side branch.

In fact, Zhang Yingfeng would rather ride in her own ordinary carriage than ride in that red-wheeled carriage. From a distance, it looked respectable and wealthy, but when you looked closely, everyone knew that it was already old and frail. If she rode in such a carriage to enter the palace, she would have to accept the favor of the legitimate branch of the family, and also endure the criticism of the world, making people laugh at her family's decline, or that she had no status in the family...

However, she could only accept the arrangement of the direct lineage and could not say "no". She had not yet married, and her mother's future life would still depend on the care of the direct lineage's aunts and uncles...

As soon as the carriage started moving, Haitang took out the hand warmer, foot warmer and fire starter from the secret compartments under the two walls of the carriage, lifted up a small folding table, and took out a snack box and a copper teapot wrapped in a cotton cover and matching teacups from under her seat. She smiled at Zhang Yingfeng and asked, "Miss Zhang, would you like some snacks and a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up? I see you've been standing in the wind for a long time and your clothes are thin. Don't catch a cold."

Zhang Yingfeng opened her eyes wide and watched her arrange the carriage. There was already a tea table, a heater, tea and snacks in the carriage. She was stunned for a long time before she realized that she was indeed very cold. Although she was not hungry, it would be good to warm up.

She declined the tea, but took the hand and foot warmers. She soon felt her body warmed up. At Haitang's persuasion, she tried a small piece of delicious and sweet dessert, and a smile appeared on her face.

She thanked Haitang from the bottom of her heart for her help: "Thank you very much, Miss Hai. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what I would do."

"These are all trivial matters. Miss Zhang, you don't have to be polite." Haitang smiled, "I don't know what the Queen Mother is thinking. She is so anxious to send someone to deliver gifts that she can't even wait for a moment. The servants in Miss Zhang's house are also careless. They didn't even leave anyone to wait for you. At least someone should run errands to hire a car, right?" Zhang Yingfeng forced a smile, "That car... was not originally from our family, but a red-wheeled car lent to me by my aunt from the legitimate branch, and the maids following the car were also sent by my aunt. My aunt was afraid that the maids around me would not behave well and would lose face for the Zhang family in the palace, so she didn't let them come with us." That's why such a ridiculous thing happened when Queen Mother Zhang Gong gave an order and all the servants drove the car and left her behind.

Zhang Yingfeng knew clearly that this was because Concubine Zhang Gong was annoyed with her because "honest words were unpleasant to the ears", but she really couldn't help but say those words.

Concubine Zhang Gong and the direct line of the Zhang family, and even most of the family, seemed to be unable to see the situation clearly, thinking that the Zhang family was still as rich and prosperous as before, and they were often disrespectful to the new emperor and the queen mother, and they also had contempt for the new nobles in the court. Just like Concubine Zhang Gong had clearly moved into the side hall of the back hall of Shoukang Palace, and was no longer the main seat of the first palace, but she always mentioned "this palace", thinking that the queen mother Xu was still the little concubine she could control... Zhang Yingfeng knew the truth that a new emperor has his own ministers. Now that the new emperor's position is increasingly stable, the Zhang family has not made any achievements, and they are still arrogant and rude everywhere, which will sooner or later annoy the nobles. For now, no one cares about the Zhang family, but what if one day the queen mother or the new emperor wants to "care"? !

The Zhang family was not a blameless family. If the palace really caught them, it would not take much effort. For example, the mistakes made by the eldest son-in-law were a good example. The palace used the mistakes of the eldest son-in-law, a member of the Zhang family, to warn the Zhang family. The Zhang family thought that the matter was easy to solve and was obsessed with sending their daughter to the new emperor's harem, repeatedly violating the Queen Mother's taboos...

Zhang Yingfeng thought of her great-aunt, the Grand Empress Dowager, who died two years ago in an unclear manner, and she really didn't want to see the Grand Concubine Zhang Gong suffer the same fate. However, she tried to persuade her aunt with kind words, hoping to warn her, but she didn't appreciate it at all, and instead used such a crude and ridiculous method to embarrass her, which was really chilling...

Could it be that the Zhang family would be proud if their daughter did not have a carriage to ride when she left the palace? ! Combined with the rumor that she rode in an old red-wheeled carriage when she entered the palace, I am afraid that in two days, the whole capital will be talking about the Zhang family's decline, with insufficient income to make ends meet, and their daughter had no new carriage to ride when she entered the palace, and could only ride in an old car that could be damaged at any time...

Zhang Yingfeng took a deep breath, resisted the urge to complain about her family members to her new friend, and tried to change the subject, talking about the Lantern Festival tomorrow and the celebrations in Beijing. The Hai family only came to Beijing last autumn, so they probably don't know the situation in Beijing. As long as Miss Hai is interested in the Lantern Festival celebrations she mentioned, she probably won't continue to ask about Concubine Zhang Gong's trouble or the carriage. How can she tell the truth to her new friend when it comes to family scandals? But if she deliberately made up a lie to evade her friend, it would be too unfair to Miss Hai's kindness in extending a helping hand to her. Therefore, it's best that Miss Hai doesn't ask a single question, and everyone just pretends that nothing happened...

Haitang also saw what she was thinking. She felt a little sorry for this talented and beautiful girl who could only let her family manipulate her marriage. She was very considerate and did not ask any more questions. She just followed the other party's words and asked about the news of the Lantern Festival in the capital. Anyway, what happened in the palace today, Concubine Zhang Gong was so blatantly embarrassing the younger generation of her natal family, it won't be long before there will be gossip. She can wait until then and ask her brother or second uncle for the inside story. Her brother and second uncle are both working in the palace. Is she still afraid that they can't find out about the jokes of the Zhang family?
The carriage passed through several checkpoints and drove out of the imperial city smoothly. Qiu Shugen, who was driving today, used to be a servant of the Luo family in the imperial city under the Zhang family. He was very familiar with the address of the Zhang Mansion and knew which direction to turn as soon as he left the imperial city. The carriage traveled through the city roads, passing by the mansions of many dignitaries, and soon came to a relatively open road.

Zhang Yingfeng had just finished talking about what she knew about the Lantern Festival and was worrying about what topic to talk about next. When she saw the street view outside the window, she had an idea: "Oh, the Yingchuan Marquis's Mansion is just ahead. Miss Hai, do you recognize his wife? I heard she also came from the northwest."

There seems to be a problem with the backend of Qidian today. I can't open the page where the author wrote the article. I sent this chapter from my mobile phone. It's my first time to do this. I hope it goes well...