The little lady in the palace

Chapter 194 Bidding
For some reason, the entire capital suddenly began to spread rumors that His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the emperor, had a new best friend.

At first, no one even knew who this "very close friend" was.It was only later that someone gradually found out that it seemed to be a... guard in Prince Yi's mansion?
Following this line of thought, everyone took it for granted that they might have met by chance through the prince and concubine, and sighed for a moment that the guard was lucky, and lamented the magic of the world.

Of course, there are rumors about why a guard of the palace and the eldest son of the royal family can become "unreciable friends".It is said that the guard is very good at chess, and it is difficult to distinguish between the superior and the inferior in every hand.

——This reason convinced the children of the clan.There are quite a few clansmen who are cousins ​​of the eldest son of the emperor who have played chess with him. Everyone knows that he is very good at chess, and it is very difficult to beat him.

The guard's chess skill, not to mention a "national player", is definitely a master.

In the mansion of the eldest son of the emperor, Xi Yao saw Meng Shijin coming back from the front with her head downcast for three days in a row, and vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

After further questioning, Xi Yao was dumbfounded: "Did you lose to him on purpose?!"

"...No." Meng Shijin sat by the bed and sighed, "It's really too much."

He originally thought that he would make a show to let Tan Yuying win, making people think that he is a master, and then making people think that the marriage of the master of the palace to a master should not be evaluated only from the worldly perspective of "the right family".

But later it was discovered that he really couldn't beat it!That Tan Yu, although extremely nervous during the chess game with him, made every move with firm precision and ruthlessness, which made him feel powerless to deal with it.

Meng Shiying couldn't help being curious about this, and asked Tan Yu how long he had learned chess, but Tan Yu stammered, "Three... three or four months?"

Meng Shiying almost fainted from anger... Is this a genius? !

He said with emotion: "You have a lot of capable people in Prince Yi's residence...!"

But Xi Yao obviously didn't focus on this, she dragged him and said: "Don't just play chess! How is he? Lan Jing wants to marry him!"

"..." Meng Shiying hesitated, "Sixth Uncle didn't tell me to take care of this."

"...!" Xi Yao glared at him, and he said again: "Where is it my turn to check? Uncle Six will definitely not be careless."

That's true.Xi Yao remembered how Xie Sheng was "made things difficult" by her uncle before marrying He Jing, and now thinking about it makes her want to laugh.It is estimated that Tan Yu's life will not be so easy. If he dares to think anything wrong, his uncle will definitely clean him up!

In the suburbs of Beijing, after Tan Yu came out of his home, his mood was very complicated.

His mother dragged him and kept crying, asking him why he lost so much weight.He didn't dare to mention the serious injury, but said that the trip to Hangzhou was too tiring.

His father's illness had already recovered, but he sighed and said that it would be better to die. The treatment made the family poor again and wasted the money he had worked so hard to save in the palace.My father also said that if the errands in the palace are too tiring, don't do it. There is still some land to plant at home, and it won't bring you any wealth, but it won't starve to death.

This made it impossible for Tan Yu to talk about his relationship with Lan Jing.He wanted to marry Lan Jing because he really liked her.But the problems before him made him feel that it was very unfilial for him to marry her.

——After marrying Lan Jing, the family can live comfortably, but it is impossible for him to be filial by his parents.The palace has already set up a house for them to live in after they got married. The prince would ask him what he thinks about many things, but until now, no one has mentioned how his parents are.

If this kind of matter is not mentioned in the mansion, he can't mention it.He thought of proposing it himself, Shen Jin and the others immediately persuaded him, he knew that this rule could not be violated.

Tan Yu was depressed for a long time because of this, and he didn't want to ride a horse, so he led the horse to the city.He was listless, and he didn't realize it until a carriage drove up to him.At the same time that he raised his head, the carriage had just stopped, and the curtain was lifted, and the familiar person inside looked at him, and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you...?"

"It's nothing, I haven't seen my parents for a long time." Tan Yushu sighed angrily, stepped forward and asked Lan Jing, "Come to see me?"

"No." Lan Jing smiled and shook her head, "I'm here to meet my future in-laws."

Tan Yu: "..."

He took Lan Jing back home very anxiously, and then realized that there was nothing wrong with him? !
Lan Jing had a very happy conversation with her parents. Without knowing her identity, her mother stuffed her with a roasted sweet potato. She still liked it? !
Tan Yu was a little confused, and then felt that there might be a turning point in the question of whether he could live with his parents...?
So when the two left together again, Tan Yu hesitated and asked Lan Jing if she would mind living with her elders after marriage?Lan Jing ate the roasted peanuts brought out from his home, looked at him as a matter of course, and said, "I don't mind...the father and the first mother and concubine will live in the palace, but my mother and concubine, Qiao's mother and concubine, and your father and you Mom, can you live with us? There are more people and more fun!"

"..." Tan Yu was stunned, turned around and picked her up, and walked around on the spot, scaring Lan Jing into a big jump!

Lan Jing was still dazed after being put down by him: "What are you doing?!"

"It's okay." Tan Yu rolled up his sleeves and got on the horse gracefully, "If I treat you badly in the future, I will be struck by lightning!"

Lan Jing: "...?"

Where did the words come from?He has been treating her well?He treats her best!

In the mansion, the east courtyard was once again clouded.

The smile on Concubine You's face disappeared from the news of the eldest son's wedding arrangements in the morning.

In fact, for most of the servants in the palace, this side concubine seems to have ceased to exist in the past few years. I don’t know what made her frustrated. The scene where Nian Ming and the main courtyard did not deal with each other secretly.

Even for the people in the east courtyard, the past few years have been very peaceful.A few years ago, the side concubine was first taught by the main concubine in the palace, and then sent to the palace to be raised by the tong concubine for a long time. After that, the side concubine never provoked the main courtyard again.

But this time, the gloomy look on the side concubine's face reminded them of that year again.

"Side concubine..." Shanzhi unconsciously held her breath when she stepped forward to persuade her, looked at Youshi several times, and then said, "Side concubine, please calm down... I heard that this Miss Lin is the eldest son's favorite." Yes, according to this servant... this marriage may not be bad."

"Heh." Youshi laughed dryly.

Of course this marriage cannot be said to be bad, Ah Li is also the prince's own son after all, if he finds a bad marriage for him, the whole capital will gossip.

But she was still angry, and she couldn't stop thinking about what they meant...!
There are so many noble girls in Beijing who do not allow Ah Li to marry, and so many prominent families in the Manchu Dynasty who do not allow Ah Li to marry, and they find someone from Hangzhou far away. Is this intentional to isolate her son and her East Court? ? !
She didn't believe that there was no handwriting of the main courtyard, but the main courtyard did it really beautifully.The Lin family is said to be a first-class family in Suzhou and Hangzhou. In the early years, there were many married women. In recent years, even though the decline has gradually shown, there are still many families who want to marry.In addition, everyone said that this was the person Ah Li had his eyes on, and even if outsiders listened to it, they couldn't say that Xie Yuyin, who was the aunt, pushed out the concubine.

Does she want these methods?She couldn't think of it.If it were her, she would probably only make trouble for Xie Yuyin's child's marriage on the surface, and she would definitely not be able to do it like this.

"I really can't beat her..." You Shi gritted his teeth.Instead, he thought about the Lan Jing matter that was widely rumored in the mansion. The He family probably doesn't know about that matter now, and Xie Yuyin presumably also made careful arrangements.

She didn't intend to get involved with He Shi and Lan Jing's affairs, but she thought that at least Ah Li could wake her up a bit.

She can't control Ah Li's marriage anymore, she has to grasp Ah Qi's, she can't let the main courtyard play with her children like this.

"Go ahead and tell the Second Young Master that I will find a few acquainted noble ladies for him to meet some other day, so that he can make preparations early." Youshi ordered.

In the front house, Ah Li happened to be there when this word reached Ah Qi's yard.

He didn't say anything in front of the servants, and when the servants retreated, he said: "You know what's in your heart."

Aki nodded.

The eldest brother went to Hangzhou to talk about his marriage. The mother and concubine didn't know the reason, and the father and the first mother and concubine might not know it either, but he, who is the younger brother, knew it.

The mother and concubine are eager to win, and the elder brother is afraid that the mother and concubine will never be able to swallow this breath. After they get married, they will have to compete with the first mother and concubine with the power of their wives and clans.

But the mother and concubine have no chance of winning at all, not to mention that the father will definitely face the concubine mother, even if the father is not mentioned, the Xie family is not something that ordinary people can fight.In the eyes of the two brothers, the mother and concubine were simply blinded by jealousy, so they hit the stone with an egg again and again.

Furthermore, even if Concubine Mu had a chance of winning, they didn't want Concubine Mu to fight like this.

The main courtyard has never bullied them, and the aunt and concubine have always treated them very well.They have always been in harmony with their third and fourth brothers, and the younger sister even relies on them like her own brothers.

For them, they are all family members, and they don't want this family to fall apart because of the selfishness of the mother and concubine.

So A Li asked his father to find someone from Hangzhou. He said that the girl from Jiangnan was gentle and gentle, but in fact, what he meant was that her natal family was far away, so it would be difficult to borrow strength here.

"Brother, don't worry, I won't give my concubine a chance to make trouble." A Qi said.

Ah Li nodded, thought for a while, remembered that Mrs. Lin was going to see her mother and concubine today, fearing that her mother and concubine would embarrass her if she was dissatisfied, so she went to the east courtyard first.

When his brother's figure disappeared completely, Ah Qi immediately called in the eunuch who had been poking his head outside the window for a long time, and asked urgently, "What's the matter?!"

"Don't worry, my lord." The eunuch bowed and said, "The people watching from the Yingyue Tower replied that someone was going to rape Miss Xiangying last night, but they managed to block it, and it's safe now." It's nothing, so I just came back to talk now."

"You scared me to death..." Ah Qi stroked his chest and heaved a sigh of relief, and the eunuch said again: "But..."

"...why?" Ah Qi's heartstrings were pulled by his protracted tone, and the eunuch leaned forward: "But there is another saying that Yingyue Tower has let out the wind, saying... that Miss Xiangying will start on the third day of March next year." Picking up customers, I heard that customers who are familiar with Bada Hutong have already started calling for prices.”

(End of this chapter)