Ajiu

Chapter 257 Double Mourning

Before Sister Peng got married, Princess Ning Shouchang wrote an earnest letter to the emperor and queen, asking their uncles and aunts to marry their daughters for her. A long list was attached to the letter, which was given by Princess Ning Shouchang. Sister Peng’s dowry is Shan Tian. Sister Peng is the Princess of Taiyuan. She married with a dowry prepared by the clan’s house according to regulations. The elders of the Lu family and Sister Peng’s grandparents gave many valuable antiques and toys, as well as Zhuangzi’s shop. .Since Sister Peng's uncle put down the rebellion and gained military merits, he was no longer a fool and a dandy.With the addition of Princess Ning Shouchang's share, sister Peng suddenly became a little rich woman, sitting on countless wealth.

"Sister Peng, put it away." Ajiu handed over a long dowry list to Sister Peng.

Sister Peng blushed and thanked, "Auntie, you have troubled me."

Sister Peng is very grateful to Ajiu, the aunt.She knew that the Empress Dowager Zhang was interested in the Zhang family's child, and she also knew the fact that the Zhang family's child was ineffective, and everyone in the capital could see it. Only the Empress Dowager Zhang, probably because of her old eyesight, couldn't see it.For her lifelong happiness, Ah Jiu would rather go against the Queen Mother's will and find another husband for her.She is not a heartless person, how can she not be moved?Although Ajiu has never been afraid of Queen Mother Zhang, Queen Mother Zhang is her mother-in-law. It is impossible not to admire her for her niece and mother-in-law.

Xiao Xie is very interested in matters related to weddings, and always loves to make trouble by Ajiu's side.At this moment, her big eyes were rolling around, looking at Ajiu and sister Peng, with a sweet smile on her lips.The dowry, what the mother gave to the cousin is the dowry.The dowry list is red and so long, it looks very festive.

"Cousin, you are rich!", Xiao Xie widened his eyes in amazement.

She is at a cute and playful age. Seeing her snow-white face, round, big and lively eyes, sister Peng felt itchy in her heart, and stretched out her hand to pinch her, "Little cousin, can my sister accompany you out to kick sandbags?"

It's not easy for her to accept Xiao Xie's words, so she talked about him from left to right.

However, Sister Peng's demeanor is very good, what she said is as natural as flowing clouds and flowing water, without any panic.

"No." Xiao Xie smiled sweetly, "I don't even go to kindergarten, I just want to watch the excitement."

If I want to play, I go to kindergarten and spend time with the children.

"Naughty child." Ajiu saw that Xie Xie really liked her, and couldn't help pinching her little cheek.

Xiao Xie made a face at her.

The three of them laughed at the same time, laughing cheerfully.

"After my cousin gets married, is Ningshou Palace going to have a new sister?" Xiao Xie asked curiously, "Will the new sister be kind and friendly with me?"

Sister Peng pursed her lips and smiled, "Of course I will. Little cousin, no sister would dislike you and befriend you. You are so cute."

Xiao Xie Xie giggled, with a smug look on his face.

Ajiu smiled and shook her head.Thank you, that new sister will of course treat you well, but she probably has no interest in you.It might be better if it were your older brother.

After talking for a while, sister Peng thanked her again and again, took her leave and went back to Ningshou Palace.

The Empress Dowager Zhang likes her and is willing to see her. Sister Peng is in Ningshou Palace every day, and occasionally goes out, the time will not be too long, and she will go back soon.

"It's rare for her to be so sensible at such a young age." Ajiu looked at Sister Peng's slender back, feeling pity in her heart.

Alas, parents don't matter, can children not mature prematurely?

After the emperor came back, Ajiu discussed with him to let Princess Ningshouchang and her son-in-law go back to Beijing to send Sister Peng to get married, "...Brother Ten, this is a major event in Sister Peng's life. It is always a pity that parents are not here. thing."

A strange expression appeared on the emperor's face.

"What's wrong?" Ajiu looked at him puzzled.

The emperor cleared his throat, "Junior Junior Sister, Big Sister can't go back to the capital. She...she's pregnant..."

Ah Jiu was stunned.

Princess Ning Shouchang is already in her 40s, and she is pregnant?
"Sister, I'm getting older..." Ajiu stammered.

"I'm also worried about this." The emperor was very relieved to see that the junior sister was worried about the eldest sister. "I have ordered people to select several experts in gynecology from the Imperial Hospital, and they will travel day and night to Jiangnan. Junior sister, you don't have to worry."

Ajiu nodded weakly.

With such a level of medical care, for elderly mothers, it's no wonder that Brother Ten is worried and sends the imperial physician south at night.That was his own sister, how could he not care about it.

I hope that Ning Shou will give birth to a child in Jiangnan in peace, and then raise the child in Jiangnan with peace of mind.A few years later, when their family returned to Beijing, Ning Shou must have calmed down, so he didn't say goodbye, and recounted his sister-brother relationship with Brother Ten, wouldn't it be great?

Knowing that Ningshou was pregnant again, Queen Mother Zhang shed tears of joy. While sending people to the south of the Yangtze River to send a large number of medicinal materials and supplements, she prayed to God and Buddha to bless Ningshou to give birth safely. She was too busy.

Sister Peng is also very happy.

She left the court happily, with a lot of red makeup, and married into the British government.

On the day when sister Peng came out of the pavilion, Xie Xie took Xiao Shenshen, and the two children ran around, watching the whole process with great interest, exhausting the wet nurses and nannies to death.

"Generally speaking, marriage is still a very interesting thing." After watching the wedding, the two children expressed their opinions in a serious manner.

The emperor, Ajiu, and the four elder brothers were all hilariously teased by twins.

Xiao Shenshen, Xiao Xie, you two are only five years old, what do you know?

After Sister Peng left the cabinet, the Empress Dowager Zhang urged the emperor and Ajiu, "Hurry up and call Amu into the palace."

The emperor was unhurried, "Queen mother, I haven't asked uncle and Duke Yasukuni what they mean, please wait for me to ask, okay?"

If you want to call Amu from the Zhang family into the palace, you must always inform Amu's grandfather and maternal grandfather.

Ajiu calmly said, "Amu is only ten years old, it's too difficult for a child of this age to come to take care of you. Queen Mother, don't you want to change to an older child? The Zhang family also has a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl."

Empress Dowager Zhang was angry.What do I want a fifteen or sixteen year old girl to do?They are older than Zhengyang, who can they marry?Besides, the girls of our Zhang family don't care about marrying the prince, I just want to express my anger for Huiyin!

Empress Dowager Zhang put on a straight face, "Get a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl to come in, and she will get married in two years. You are purely torturing me!"

What Empress Dowager Zhang said made sense, the emperor and Ajiu Weiwei said, "It's up to you, it's up to you."

Indeed, if the Empress Dowager Zhang still lived a long life, it would be very frustrating for a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl to stay with her for a long time and get married again.

Seeing the emperor and Ah Jiu like this, Queen Mother Zhang smiled slightly.

The emperor summoned Uncle Jinxiang and Duke Jingguo in Qianqing Palace, "...What does the queen mother mean, uncle, Cao Qing, what do you think?"

Jin Xiangbo is the queen mother's elder brother, but he has not been rewarded, and he is very dissatisfied.But on the one hand, he didn't dare to talk too much in front of the emperor, and on the other hand, he was very willing, so he obediently agreed, "All according to the Queen Mother's will."

Lord Jingguo is a hero and veteran general, but it's not as simple as Uncle Jin Xiang thought. He first explained with a smile on his face that Amu is a girl from Zhang's family, and he cares deeply about the inconvenience of being a grandfather.Then the subject changed, and he said blushingly, "The Empress Dowager is blessed and long-lived, and she will live a long life. Ah Mu is ten years old this year, and has been with the Empress Dowager in the palace for five years. When she reaches the age of Ji, I beg His Majesty to allow her to leave the palace." Go back to Jinxiang Bo's mansion and marry yourself."

Lord Yasukuni is dispelling: You see, my granddaughter has no intention of clinging to the prince.

Uncle Jin Xiang gave Duke Yasukuni a dissatisfied look.This brother-in-law is usually shrewd, why is he so stupid today?Why is it too late to leave the palace and marry yourself? If you still plan to let Amu leave the palace, what are we going to do with it?
Uncle Jin Xiang held his breath, but if he wanted to refute Duke Yasukuni, he had nothing suitable to say, so he just kept his face blank and said nothing.

The emperor smiled slightly, "So, Ah Mu has worked hard."

Duke Jing laughed, "Your Majesty has clear rewards and punishments. If Amu serves well, in the future you will be rewarded with the title of county lord, and that will be His Majesty's Long En."

The emperor smiled, "If Amu can make the Queen Mother laugh often, I will definitely reward you a lot."

The girl who takes the place of Xiao Xie to accompany her mother, if she has no ambition, keeps herself safe, titles and rewards are trivial things.

Uncle Jin Xiang and Duke Jing Guo came out of Qianqing Palace and were still in the palace city. Uncle Jin Xiang and Duke Jing quarreled, "What do you mean, you don't want Ah Mu to fly on the branch? What are you talking about at this time?" If you marry yourself, His Majesty will really let Amu leave the palace, and Zhang's bamboo basket will be empty!"

"How could it be?" Duke Yasukuni held him down and said with a smile, "There will be titles and rich rewards."

Amu is my granddaughter, but she is still a girl from your concubine's house. Who can she marry when she grows up?Isn't it very good now, to serve the Empress Dowager Zhang in the palace for a few years, and then get the title of county lord, and get married in a splendid manner after leaving the palace.This is something that makes me overjoyed. What are you dissatisfied with?

"Wouldn't it be better to marry into the palace?" Uncle Jin Xiang complained in a low voice, not daring to speak loudly, being held down tightly by his brother-in-law.

No matter which prince is the emperor's queen's darling, he will not suffer a loss if he marries.If you can marry the crown prince, then of course it would be better if you can't be the crown prince, and it would be good to be the second concubine.

Duke Yasukuni's expression changed, "If Your Majesty has such intentions, the courtiers would not dare to refuse. If His Majesty does not have such intentions, can we forcefully join in? It will only make people wonder if there are ulterior motives!"

Lord Jingguo is also shrewd and capable. Cao Huiyin's marriage was an unspeakable pain in his life.If she hadn't allowed her to mess around and forced Huiyin to marry the Ninth Prince, she wouldn't have fallen to this point, following that worthless son of the Zhang family!
Uncle Jin Xiang was still not convinced, "Ah Mu is my granddaughter, it's none of your business!"

I am the grandfather, and you are the grandfather. It is not up to you to be in charge of the house, so you can rest on the sidelines.

Lord Yasukuni sneered, "Okay, I don't care!"

Do you think I am willing to take care of it?If it wasn't for the special circumstances back then, there was no other way, would I have married Huiyin into your family?Now you are talking big, don't let me care, okay, don't beg me for anything in the future!

The two broke up angrily.

After returning to the mansion, Lord Jingguo thought for a long time, and ordered someone to send a letter to Cao Huiyin, "...Daughter, never forget the past, and guide the future, don't let Amu repeat the same mistakes."

In Jinxiangbo Mansion, a woman in her 30s received the letter and smiled sadly, "Father, my daughter knows."

Don't let Amu make the same mistakes again.Dad, in your mind, I have completely failed.

"My life is already over." She read the letter again, feeling bitter in her heart, "Amu, it's up to you."

A man in his thirties, wearing green clothes, entered the courtyard, walked in with a smile, "My lady, our Amu is going to enter the palace, please tidy her up and dress her up." The man's eyes were cloudy, and his steps were light and weak , it looks like a promising one.At this moment, he looked quite complacent, probably thinking that his daughter was going to be famous, and he could also be proud of it.

Cao Huiyin suppressed the disgust in her heart, and said with a faint smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, I will."

If the queen is more magnanimous and willing to let herself into the palace, even in the most remote place in the palace, occasionally seeing the emperor, is it better than facing such a man?Cao Huiyin thought desperately.

Cao Huiyin didn't want to think about it, if she had married the Ninth Prince back then, or if she had accepted her thoughts on the Tenth Prince in time, she wouldn't have fallen to this point.With her father's prestige and the power of the Cao family, she can definitely marry into a well-matched family.

It was not without reason that Queen Mother Zhang was able to pick Cao Huiyin.The two of them are very similar in that they are both convinced that something is difficult to change, and the road ends.

The little girl Amu of the Zhang family entered Ningshou Palace with the heavy hopes of her grandfather, father, and mother on her back.

The little girl Amu has a delicate appearance, not very lively, but unusually well-behaved and sensible.

"This doesn't look like a child." Ajiu felt sorry for her when she saw her.

This is another child whose parents are incomprehensible and unreliable, so he is very sensible and precocious.

Not surprisingly, Xiao Zhengzheng, Xiao Pingping, and Ah Ruo Yi all dislike Ah Mu.When I met her, I was polite to her, but I didn't like to play with her.The Empress Dowager Zhang clearly asked them to take Amu to play, they dealt with it perfunctorily for a while, and then found an excuse to slip away, making the Empress Dowager Zhang very angry.

"I like little Taotao." A Ruo looked serious, "She is very happy, and I want to laugh when I see her."

"A girl who is too sensible is boring." Ah Yi said slowly, "She is still playful and cute."

The little Wenxin of the Wen family is quite similar to her aunt Wenya, and she is also the bully of the Wen family.She goes to kindergarten, and Ah Yi often goes to see her after school.A Yi thinks it's better to play with Wen Xin, A Mu, it's a bit boring.

Not to mention Xiao Zhengzheng and Xiao Pingping, they are old and have high vision, so far they haven't had a girl they like.

Ah Jiu feels that she is a very democratic and open-minded parent, without prejudice, and does not pay too much attention to her family background. However, she must also admit that it is difficult for children from happy families to have a common language with children from unhappy families.

Empress Dowager Zhang had a long-term plan for calling Amu to Ningshou Palace. Seeing that Xiao Zhengzheng, Xiao Pingping, and A Ruoa Yiquan were not interested in Amu, she couldn't help being angry.

When the emperor and Ajiu came to Ningshou Palace to pay their respects, the Empress Dowager Zhang said sarcastically, "If you don't take our Zhang family seriously, your sons will learn from you, and it's the same."

The emperor smiled, "How dare I ignore my uncle's family? Nothing."

The Empress Dowager Zhang took the opportunity to ask him to reward Zhang's family. The emperor sighed, "When there are fewer affairs in the court, take it easy. Queen Mother, I will tell you that there are too many affairs in the court now, and I am devastated. Drought in the north, flood in the south, and banditry in the northwest. A time of peace."

The Empress Dowager Zhang disliked her son who was not talented enough, "When did these things happen? Just because of these, you are in a state of desperation?"

Ah Jiu was listening, angry.

The Empress Dowager Zhang never knew how to be considerate of Brother Ten.

She thought that everything she did was right, and she would never reflect on herself.

Well, not everyone has the spirit of self-reflection, not everyone can jump out of their own body to criticize themselves.However, you don't think you are a saint and never make mistakes, do you?

She gave Concubine Qiu Gui to death, never thinking that she did something wrong and caused the emperor a lot of trouble.She has always been eloquent, "Didn't you just send thousands of Jin Yiwei?" She could only see that the emperor wanted to use thousands of Jin Yiwei to monitor the three half-brothers, but she had no idea how much psychological burden this would bring to the emperor: Be on guard against your half-brothers, be ready to deal with them at any time, and deal with the younger brother your father liked when he was alive.If the wrist is soft, it will leave a legacy; if the wrist is strong, it will be considered harsh to the siblings.

She created a problem for the emperor, but she never thought she was wrong.

"It's right to reward my uncle." Ajiu smiled, "Uncle has done a lot, so what if he didn't reward him? If nothing else, just talk about his care for the common people in Fengyang. It's really meticulous and touching. "

Since the new emperor came to the throne, the former deposed prince has been called Fengyang Shuren.

Uncle Jin Xiang and the deposed prince used to have a very close relationship. Since the deposed prince lived in seclusion and moved to Fengyang, Jin Xiangbo only occasionally sent some daily necessities there.However, if Ajiu said that he cared for the common people of Fengyang, then he cared for the common people of Fengyang.

Ah Jiu's tone was very friendly and natural, but Queen Mother Zhang was surprised when she heard it.Ah Jiu mentioned what the boss was doing, what happened to the boss?
"What's wrong with your elder brother?" Empress Dowager Zhang pointed at the emperor and asked sharply.

The emperor's expression was very gentle, "It's nothing serious. Excessive drinking has hurt the body and is recuperating."

He has been addicted to wine and sex all these years, "killing himself with alcoholic women", recuperating, I am afraid that he will not be able to support himself.

The Empress Dowager Zhang stared at the emperor for a long time, then fell backwards straight.

Not long after, the common people of Fengyang died of illness.The abandoned concubine Tang was so sad that she wanted to die for him, so she quietly hanged herself in the middle of the night, but was discovered by A Jin and rescued in time.From then on, the Tang family and A Jia A Jin depended on each other for life.

When the news reached the capital, the already depressed Empress Dowager Zhang fell ill.

She didn't survive the winter.

(End of this chapter)