Inheritance policy

Chapter 24
When she came back from Dingguo Temple, the second wife complained of palpitations and brain pains. After the imperial doctor came to see her, she prescribed medicines for nourishing qi and invigorating deficiency, nourishing spleen and strengthening stomach.Xingming stayed at the bedside for several days to attend to the sick, and when he came to Huaishanyuan occasionally, he secretly complained to Xingzhao: "Mother is not sick, she obviously feels that she can't bear it, and she is afraid that Mrs. Tai will say it."

Xing Zhao covered his mouth and smiled while doing needlework.Since the matter of the Huang family was settled, Xingming felt at ease in every possible way.Mrs. Tai sent her to copy the Buddhist scriptures a hundred times, and to calm her mind, she happily accepted the punishment: "Copying the Buddhist scriptures a hundred times in exchange for slapping that hateful Huang Sanniang twice is not a loss!" Laughing, I asked her to copy it a hundred more times, fearing that she would be able to copy the Chinese New Year.

The New Year's Eve is getting closer, and the decoration of the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion has begun early. The windows of each wing room are pasted with various window grilles, red lanterns are hung high, and even the servants who are hurriedly walking in the veranda have been replaced. Or happy eyebrows, or the silk clothes of Baizi Yanfu.

The eldest lady was busy going around, and Zhuangzi from all over the country and the family members of the He family sent New Year gifts one after another, and those that could be apportioned were distributed to each house and household, and the valuable ones that could not be divided were returned to the public treasury of the Hou Mansion. inside.Xing Zhao was sitting in front of the nanmu desk, holding a Zihao pen, and listening to the lady's words, he wrote down: "The Zhuangzi in Hebei sent ten baskets of kidney beans, five bags of Zhuozhou corn, and a ten-foot-tall birthday boy Jizhou. Jade carvings. I think there is one basket of kidney beans in one room, two baskets in Rongshou Hall, half baskets in Li’s house and half baskets in Hou’s house. Madam Tai always likes to eat rice from Zhuozhou, three bags in Rongshou Hall, one in our eldest room and one in the second room. One bag."

Xing Zhao wrote down one by one, and suddenly his heart moved, and he said, "Don't you need to prepare an annual gift for the empress?"

The eldest lady smiled and said nothing, but Mama Huang, who led the little girl to cut the window grilles on the kang, laughed: "The annual gift to be sent to the palace must be decided by Lord Hou. If the lady wants to give the queen gift, she must prepare it in private." Excuse me, just wait for those who meet in the first month to send out. Don’t bring these homely things on the table.”

Xing Zhao was taken aback, and then asked: "Then what gift does the mother plan to give the aunt?"

The address has changed from Empress Empress to Aunt, and the Da Furen is not as familiar as the Tai Furen. While flipping through the booklet, she said without paying attention: "I have prepared a pair of pearls, rice, and white jade Ruyi. That's a good idea, Empress." Empress has always liked rice pearls."

Xing Zhao knew that the pair of Ruyi was presented to He Yan by the admiral of Wuzhou. Hundreds of rice pearls of the same size were strung together to make a handle, and then inlaid with Gobi white jade.But what is the relationship between Da Furen and Queen Fang? They are direct sisters.Xingzhao has been the concubine of Jin for ten years. Empress Chen of the Longhua Dynasty doesn't care about things. Concubine Min Xian is in charge. She has always been good friends with Concubine Min Xian. The mink velvet cloak is like an exquisite hand stove inlaid with glazed agate. Only these homely things can show intimacy.

"Mother, why don't you add a Chinese brick and inkstone carved by Gu Wanzhi? When Ah Wu moved, how many good things did my grandmother give away. My aunt has always liked calligraphy and painting, and she can still use it all the time. If you put it there, you won't be afraid of it." It's moving." Xing Zhao put down his pen, winked at the eldest lady, and said seriously.

The eldest lady laughed, put the booklet down, hugged the little daughter with one hand, and looked very happy: "Okay, okay, let's say it was sent by Ah Wu, it is Ah Wu's heart."

Mama Huang is the dowry of the eldest lady, and she followed her from the northwest to Dingjing. In the main courtyard, she is like Mama Zhang's role in the Rongshou Hall.She took the copper scissors and cut out a picture of step by step, and stuck it on the wall with paste, singing: "Hou Ye Pingping Shun Shun, Mr. Jing Dalang passed the exam next year, the girl is sensible Be steady, and our family will get better and better!"

Rongshou Hall has always been as peaceful as a Buddhist temple, but there are often warm conversations in the main hall.Probably it really is the owner-like type.

The inside was bustling with excitement, when someone lifted the curtain and came in, his voice was clear and clean: "I'm so happy, what are you talking about?"

The eldest lady's expression faded, and the little maids who were chatting and laughing on the kang also fell silent, Xing Zhao hurriedly got up, and saluted solemnly: "Ah Wu sends my father's greetings."

The person who came was He Yan, who had already changed into a brown uniform after leaving the office, and tied up his hair with only a wooden hairpin. He moved calmly, lifted Xing Zhao up with a smile on his face, and leaned over to look at General Xing Zhao. The booklet he wrote, smiled and said: "If you don't practice Yan Zhenqing, will you rewrite Liu Gongquan?"

As soon as Xing Zhao looked up, he could see that He Yan's face was fair and well-maintained, with no fat or wrinkles visible, roughly in line with what the ancients said was a dignified appearance.

"I'm still practicing Yan Zhenqing. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy pays attention to the atmosphere and atmosphere, and each stroke must be rich in strokes. A Wu is small, and it is faster and easier to write Master Liu's characters in the booklet." Zhao answered with a smile.She didn't show up when she was sitting in the house, and she didn't come back until early in the morning the next day. She never believed that He Yan went to eat the banquet in the letter.Since she couldn't find out the truth, it didn't mean that grandma couldn't find out, just wait.

He Yan nodded, took out a nine-orifice exquisite pendant from his bosom, and gave it to Xing Zhao: "It makes sense. Let's play with it. I'll talk to your mother."

Xing Zhao raised his hand to take it, and touched the jade with his fingertips, feeling cool.Her heart was the same as that jade, and she fell into the ice cellar abruptly.He Yan was not a person who was willing to gossip with the Fang family, even after the birth of his son-in-law, the main courtyard only had an appointment every month, mostly spending the night at the Wan and Liu's.

Counting the days is almost over, what should come will always come.Xingzhao felt in his heart that this matter should not be exposed by He Yan for no reason. According to the temperament of this kind of person, he would often push evil deeds and bad things on others, and he would never show up. In the end, he was still like that white lotus. The same, out of the silt but not stained, even in the eyes of outsiders, he is still a victim.

So what exactly are we talking about?

Xing Zhao glanced at the eldest lady, and saw that she was stunned, joyful, and shy, and couldn't help but understand why his mother in the previous life chose that path.When a woman still has expectations for a man, she will find reasons for any unreasonable behavior and demands of the man.And when the facts and the truth are clearly in front of them, the fragile women have the courage to die, but they don't have the courage to believe.

Xingzhao pinched the ring in his hand, and saw Mother Huang leading the little maids out of the main hall with a happy smile. He stopped talking a few times, wiped his feet on the ground a few times, and then stood there again.

He Yan laughed straight at the sight, the eldest lady was a little embarrassed, stepped forward and walked out with Xingzhao in her arms, coaxing: "Ah Wu, I will add an extra fish for dinner, haven't you been thinking about it for days Yet?"

Xingzhao wanted to cry, but he wanted to laugh again. His elder brother was about to get married and have children, but his mother was still so childish and simple.But he had no choice but to nod and left the main hall.

Walking through the veranda, feeling restless, thinking about how to cover up what my mother said later, and thinking about when to ask my grandmother the truth, I was still thinking about He Xingxiao's abnormal illness for a few days, and then he didn't Pay attention to the person coming from the opposite side.

"I haven't seen Fourth Miss for a few days, Fourth Miss is doing well." A soft and soft voice sounded.

As soon as Xing Zhao looked up, it was Na Wan Shi, wearing a magenta peony-patterned beanie, wearing a ponytail, a pair of red phoenix eyes hooked very charmingly, a small mouth, the color of cherry red, frowning and frowning. Standing in front of him, He Xingxiao was not behind him.Xing Zhao smiled, and bowed his head to salute: "Aunt Wan, Auntie is well. Of course, Awu is well. Sister Xiao has been ill for ten days, and she hasn't recovered. Awu is worried about it."

Wan Yiniang's complexion remained unchanged, she still smiled as usual: "I'm really sorry for the trouble of Fourth Miss. Sister Xiao is lying on the bed today, and she is still asking why Fourth Sister came to see her."

Xingzhao raised his head, feeling impatient to argue with Wan Shi, so he simply blocked everything: "My aunt is the biological mother of Xiaojie's son, and since Xiaojie's son is still lying on the bed, my aunt won't take care of the seventh younger sister herself, so come on." What is Zhengtang doing here? Greeting mother? It’s not even the hour yet.”

(End of this chapter)