A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 129: Family (31)
Draft
Get out of the car, wrap tightly in a big cloak, enter the hanging flower door, and greet the old lady first.The wife and several aunts were also there, seeing her coming back halfway and asking what was the matter, she took a seat next to her, tucked her nose and said nothing, "I got a bit of a cold, come back to rest for a night."

The old lady asked: "How is the draft in the palace going? Has the position been decided?"

Song Yin said no, "The two white flags have just been selected today, and the five flags will be lowered tomorrow."

"You, Ama, are outside again. It is difficult for you to handle such a big matter by yourself." The old lady sighed, and looked at the weather outside the window with the stove in her hand. Frozen, repairing dikes and dams hinders progress."

When it came to Ama's errands outside, she felt very guilty. It was because of her willfulness that he was troubled like this.It was going to be March, and the time limit would be up in more than a month. It was foreseeable that it would not be completed. It was really hard to imagine how the emperor would make things difficult.

The fourth wife comforted the old lady when she saw her, "My ama was an official in Qiantang back then, Jiangnan is not like ours here, it is snowing in Beijing, maybe the sun is shining on the other side!"

The old lady sighed blindly, "I hope it will be like Beijing, where the construction period must be delayed."

Just as they were talking, someone from outside the curtain answered, and the eldest girl presented a letter to the old lady, "The eldest master sent a letter from the south and came back."

The old lady said oh, opened the letter to read, it was full of greetings.Shuming is a filial son, he always reports good news but not bad ones, he just said that it is very good there, please don't worry about it, mother.The old lady felt more at ease, and asked the messenger to come in. Ge Fengnian was the long-term attendant brought by the old man from home, and took care of his daily life and food.Asked how the Elder Master was doing in terms of body and work, Ge Fengnian said: "Master's body is still healthy, once he suffered from shortness of breath, he will be fine now. The slaves don't know much about the job. I know that the south is wet and cold, and those river workers are not good at arranging. When the servant left, the master was negotiating with the people from the Ministry of Industry to get a deal!"

The old lady was a little anxious when she heard it, which meant that the errand was blocked and it was not going smoothly. If the emperor was looking for faults on purpose, it might be a bad time.

Songyin stood up, "Is anyone in Qiantang right now? I'm asking to go to Qiantang to help Ama. Even if there is a crime, we, father and daughter, will bear it together."

The wife was taken aback, "Don't make a mess? Your Ama has been an official for decades, so I'm not afraid that he can't take care of it. Just be careful now, and don't ask others to hold you accountable. And you, Amma, thank you very much."

She sat down again sullenly, and everyone in the room sighed.The old lady supported her forehead, and put the cloisonné enamel hand stove on the kang table, "I'll calculate the time, and the empress and concubine will be selected in a few days. The emperor didn't have a concubine before, so this time the wedding will definitely be a success. One month... Your ama will return to Beijing to report on your work, and it will be just in time for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare for the wedding banquet. The big day should be auspicious, and it is not easy to develop it randomly. Besides, he is an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so let him manage salt and food. There is a talking head, and it is unreasonable to appoint him to open rivers and build embankments."

That being said, he is the emperor, and how he wants to arrange it all depends on his will.Songyin is entangled in trivial matters in the yamen, and has to worry about Ama's current situation when she returns home, both of which are exhausted physically and mentally.She felt that she had really narrowed down this time, and offending the emperor was no fun.But the more difficult it is, the more stubborn she will be, and she will be forced to submit, unless her spine is broken and she will never be able to stand up.

Standing in front of the window at night to watch the snow, the snow fell so heavily that it covered the roofs of several courtyards, and there was a vast expanse of whiteness as far as the eye could see.Ya'er lifted the cover to fill the smoker cage with charcoal, and poked the ashes with the cleaning rod, making a crackling noise.She tightened the cotton coat tightly and did not move, and saw a lamp flickering on the courtyard gate, it was the servant who led the wife here.

"It's so cold, what are you doing standing there?" The wife opened the food box and brought her a stack of snacks and a bowl of milk tea. "Are you feeling better? Are you still feeling cold?"

She said: "I am in good health, and I will be done after taking a dose of antiperspirant medicine."

The wife hummed, then turned her head and told Ya'er to go out, led her to sit down, opened the gaiwan for her to drink, "I didn't eat anything before, in case I was hungry at night... have you been on duty for the past two days?"

She took a bite of the chestnut powder cake, and suddenly lost her appetite, she swallowed it hastily and said it was okay, "Why is Er Nie asking this?"

"How can I not ask, I have not worried about it in my life, and the sum of these two months does not add up. I have never had a chance to talk to you in detail. When I came back to Rong's house to make a decision, I didn't really want to agree. I'm afraid that there will be another moth from the emperor. You, Ama, who is in charge of accounts, has gone to be a river supervisor. You are alone in the palace, so you have to be careful. If the emperor makes things difficult for you again... I think you should think about it , Is there any need to carry on with him? For a woman, she is lucky to find someone who loves her all her life. If he refuses to let go, it shows that he really cares about you and wants to flatter you. I have no choice but to give in. I think it’s true. I can understand you."

Song Yin knew that everyone in the family meant this, but they just loved her and didn't want to force her.She also sometimes thinks that such a big family cannot be defeated because of her. If there is no tolerance, she should follow him.But after thinking about it, it's really unfair. Would he care about her?Although he became the emperor, there was still a child living in his heart. This child was spoiled and arrogant.What you like must be a good thing, so I want what you want.I am the prince and the emperor, so I have to compare with you.When you really get it, taste it, taste it, but that's all, then leave it aside to find new fun.He didn't really have much affection for her.

The wife was still talking to her, and she was thinking about it in her mind. Thinking of what happened last night, she was so sick that she almost wanted to vomit.The wife felt like a formidable enemy, "Could it be that she's pregnant?"

Song Yin blushed, "What did Ernie say!"

The wife was anxious, "What good things can you children do together? I was young too, so I naturally know. If there is, this is not the time, you have to weigh it yourself."

Song Yin was very embarrassed, "It's only been a few days, how can I do it!"

The wife said, "Just this time in Rehe? Is there one in front?"

She just dug a hole and buried her head in it, "Don't think about it, it's nothing." He invited her out indiscriminately, "I'm old, and I'm not Tong Qing, so worry about her! My God It's early and it's cold, so hurry back and rest, I won't see you off." He raised his voice and called Ma'er, "Wait for the lady to go back to the house, and follow the path."

The wife had no choice but to leave, and she stood in front of the door in a daze for a while.The steps under the steps were covered with snow, white and lovely, she knelt down, stretched out her hands to write Rong Rong's name on the flat surface, and even drew his big face.Then Chu kneaded the snow into a ball and threw it on his face, muttering: "Hurry up, I don't know how long it will last."

The draft this time lasted for seven or eight days. There were three rounds of primary selection, three rounds of re-election, and at the end of the final round, the remaining 50 people were selected again. One queen, two imperial concubines, four concubines, and six concubines were selected. , the nobleman, the permanent presence, and the promise that there is no limit to the number of members, so this time, fifty masters were filled in.This time is the emperor's first selection after he ascended the throne, and the selection is relatively urgent. After that, it will be held every three years, and it will be more difficult to be promoted again at that time.

The queen is the most important thing. The empress dowager chooses from among the daughters of the nearby princes, and finally six are selected, all of whom have brilliant backgrounds.The empress dowager and the emperor sat on the throne, and the beauties below stood side by side. They were no longer the same as they were when they entered the palace.

Song Yin watched from the side, it's great, everyone is radiant.If seniority is ranked according to his birth, the prince of Mongolia has a great chance of winning.Now it depends on what the emperor wants, and she is looking forward to the day when new vitality will be injected into the palace, and everything will be fine.

As for the candidate for the empress, the empress dowager and the emperor had also discussed before. The emperor's marriage cannot be based on personal preference alone. For the sake of the overall situation, there must be a choice. This is the reason why the empress dowager does not approve of Song Yin's promotion.According to her words: "How can a servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs command the harem? The Empress Yuan is not a child's play, she has to look after her family status. If you really can't let her go, let her be a concubine. After giving birth to a son, it's okay to be the successor. This time the draft has nothing to do with her, how did the second place fall to her head? Besides, you spent the night in her room on the night of welcoming Fujin last year, and the city was full of turmoil. Don't know? Her reputation is ruined, it's bad."

The emperor was stunned. At that time, he used this run as an excuse, but he didn't expect that it would become his own karma now.

The eunuch came over with a big red lacquer plate, a Ruyi and two sachets, Ruyi was for the queen, and the sachet was for the two noble concubines.He frowned and hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Songyin, she was busy looking at the masters and didn't care about his movements at all.His heart cooled a lot, he got up and walked over, and handed Ruyi to the daughter of Alateng, Prince of Horqin.

Bo'er Zhijin's blessing went up: "Thank you, Empress Dowager, and thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor picked up two sachets, didn't even bother to look at them, and casually stuffed them into the hands of the two beautiful girls next to them.

Song Yin finally breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling a sense of solidity when the dust has settled.The Empress Dowager immediately ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare for the empress's wedding in June, and Song Yin continued happily and happily, "Hey, the slave is leading the order."

Marrying the queen has a very complicated and grand ceremony, and you have to wait until June, so the concubines will not be in such a good situation. The palace and eunuchs within the rules are assigned, and Jing Qi nurses instruct one by one the dos and don'ts when serving the bed, After all dressed up, I was waiting for the sign to be turned over at dinner time.

Song Yin entered the ceremonial room, took the palace platoon list and compared it with the green card, the little eunuch licked his lips and wrote intently.Cai Si smiled shyly: "This year's show girls are better than those of previous years. Look at them, all of them look like flowers. Our Long Live Lord is really blessed."

Song Yin smiled, "Be careful and let the misfortune come out of your mouth, let the master hear it, and punish you to lift bricks under the steps."

He hecked twice, "I'm just talking in front of you, knowing that you don't care about me. Guess, whose card will the master turn over tonight?"

Song Yin glanced into the big silver tray, two pieces of imperial concubine's sticks were placed side by side, and the bottom row was above the concubine's.Tonight is the first time to flop the cards. The 49 cards cannot be played at the same time, and there must be a grade.Do the high ranking first, then the low ranking tomorrow, so proceed step by step.

She thought for a while, "Wei Guifei, I think she is beautiful and has everyone's demeanor."

Cai Si clapped his palms and said, "This Concubine Wei, don't you think she looks like a person?"

Song Yin smiled vaguely and shook her head.

"You really didn't see it?" He grinned and said, "Like you! She also has big double eyelids and Liu Yemei. When she smiles, there is a dimple here, which is the opposite of yours, but it also has a little meaning."

Song Yin's heart was pounding, it was really what he said, when she saw the imperial concubine, she immediately felt this way.Concubine Wei is a member of the Red Banner of the Han Army, and the emperor personally left her name on the card. Looking at the trend, she seems to be replacing her.She was overjoyed and thought it was a good thing, so she said to Cai Si, "Since it's so eye-catching, you should put the sign up and make it more conspicuous, so that she can take the lead."

Cai Si agreed, and seeing that it was time to enter the cards, he put the big silver plate on his head and said with a smile: "Wait for the letter, and see if it's the noble master tonight."

Good morning Song Yin, anyway, I have to keep an eye on the eunuch's signboard, just to listen to the news.It didn't take long for him to go, and he came back soon, and sent the concubine and eunuch to get ready, Song Yin asked how it was, he smiled and said: "I guess, it's the master."

She felt that the tension in her mind was loosened, and she began to hope that today would be a good start, that the noble master had tied the emperor's heart, and she had found a substitute for the dead ghost, so she could be reincarnated as a human being.

But I was also prepared to be disgusted, always waiting when I was on duty at night, maybe she would be asked to come forward, just like Mr. Guo back then, when he encountered difficult and miscellaneous diseases, he asked her for diagnosis and treatment.Unexpectedly, it didn't. The time has passed, and no one has passed it on. It seems that everything is going well.

She closed the booklet and stroked her neck, took off her blouse and prepared to go to bed. Just as the lamp was blown, she heard the door latch being knocked, and she was startled, "Who is it?"

As soon as the words were finished, the door opened, and a person came in with the cold wind and snow all over his body. He put the latch on the door and searched for her in the dark. The darkness below melds into one.

This kind of strange appearance, probably no one else except Rong Shi.She couldn't laugh or cry, "Can't you take it easy? You are capable of flying over the roof and walls, and you can fall into the house and fall on your back."

The man on the ground snorted twice, "You still laugh at me, it hurts me to death."

She got off the kang to help him, touched his head, dragged it down to his arm, and pulled him up forcefully, "Did you fall? Is it okay?"

He jumped up, "It doesn't matter, I am resistant to blows." He hugged her with his arms, buried his face in her neck, and said, "Daughter-in-law, I miss you so much."

Song Yin is a master who eats soft but not hard, the emperor is tough, she grits her teeth and fights against him; Rong is easy to bully, so she loves him very much.In fact, she understands that this person is a powerful character who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger. He understands her temperament, and when he should be subdued, he will subdue and act coquettishly at her with a cute and pitiful appearance, and she will be at a loss.She has a woman's body and a man's heart, but for Rong Rong who has never had any self-esteem in love, she can bend and stretch.One of the two people must be in a weak position. She is unlikely, so he is the only one who comes to meet her.Don't play tricks in front of her, and don't play tricks, as soon as she sees that she is definitely superior to you in terms of momentum, she will start to become warm and poor, and will respond to everything you ask for.

Song Yin was soaked in the honey pot at this moment, and the hard work and grievances of the past few days disappeared after seeing him.He raised his hand to stroke his hair, "I miss you too, but you can't come now, in case you ask him to show up, what's the deal?"

He proudly puffed up his chest, "I saw the timing right. Isn't he the concubine Yuxing tonight? I'm busy with myself, so I don't have time to take care of me. Another case, I will dig out the thread he buried beside me Come out. The emperor has the right to decide his life and death, and I have the right to decide his parents' life and death, let's see who he is after." He waved his hand, "Don't worry about the man's business, just be good."

Song Yin gradually felt relieved because of his words, but when he thought of what happened two nights ago, he felt extremely sad.I planned to tell him, but after thinking about it again, I was afraid that the instigation would make him unable to calm down, so I had to hide it.She arched into his arms more and more, "You hug me, hold me tight."

He tightened his grip on her and kissed her earlobe, "Be patient a little longer, when the summer is over and the court moves to the summer resort, our happy days will come."

She didn't speak, she searched for his lips, kissed him hard, and sucked out his soul.Rong Shi was still in a daze at first, but immediately came back to his senses and turned against the guest, muttering between his lips and teeth: "I haven't seen you in half a month...it hurts me to think about it."

She hummed, "Where does it hurt? In my heart?"

He took her hand and put it there, "It hurts from top to bottom."

Even through the robe, I can still feel the astonishing shape and heat.Song Yin blushed, she withdrew her hand and slapped him, "You look worthless!"

He grinned, "It's just like this when I saw you, I didn't dare to let you know before."

She became more and more ashamed, "You are full of filth."

He said cheekily, "What is filth?

She recognized his face in the hazy night, reluctant to let him suffer, slowly unbuttoned her clothes, and said awkwardly: "Be quiet."

He swallowed, glanced down, flustered.But I didn't let the lust blind my heart, just greedy for this time, are you still planning for the future?He closed the skirt for her, "I can hold it back, just don't provoke me. I came to see you not because of this, but because I miss you." He paused, grabbed her hand and said, " I got the letter two days ago, knowing that he came to look for you at night, I was so anxious. I wanted to come and see you, but he set up people outside, and I couldn't get around, so I had to go back halfway. Today, people seem to be Withdraw, I can come to see you, and it won’t be long, I’m leaving immediately.” The hand covering her skirt pressed down, wiping a little oil, trembling with joy, “We have plenty of time , not in a hurry."

Song Yin was afraid that he might misunderstand, so she murmured: "It is true that you have come, but you didn't do anything to me, so you just said a few words."

His voice became cold and sharp, "If he dares to do anything to you, I'll cut him alive!"

So it was right to hide it from him. If he said that he almost died at the hands of the emperor, he would really enter the Qianqing Palace on impulse, and it would be too late to make amends.

She just comforted him, saying that nothing happened, and asked him to rest assured.I was also afraid that he would fall into someone's trap if he delayed for a long time, so I advised him to leave quickly, reluctant to say goodbye, turning back every step, finally sending him away, the clapper on the long street knocked at three o'clock.

(End of this chapter)