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Chapter 220 Meeting
Shu Ning and Tong Ying, who passed the familiar Chuxiu Palace and were about to cross the Imperial Garden to the East Sixth Palace, unexpectedly met Chang Lu, Xiaoxue and another woman in the Imperial Garden.They appear to be wandering.

The little eunuch who led the way for Shu Ning and the others saluted and called them "Empress Chang", "Ma Guiren" and "Ling Ge Ge". The latter seemed to be the female relatives of the Eastern Palace.Shuning just thought she looked familiar, but couldn't remember who it was.

Shuning saluted Wanfu according to the etiquette, Xiaoxue and the woman both returned the same salute, only Chang Lu nodded in gesture.Now that she is a concubine, she can be regarded as a "master", and she can be seen to be quite dignified. Although I still feel pity for her, she no longer looks like she used to be cowardly and moved to tears.On the contrary, Xiaoxue is still elegant and kind, but she is a little silent in front of Chang Lu.

They all smiled and exchanged greetings with Shuning, but that Lin Gege from the East Palace felt a little uncomfortable facing Shuning for some reason, and looked left and right after saying hello.

Tong Ying was not good at chatting with them, and felt a little bored, and he didn't want his wife to have too much dealings with the women in the palace, so after they talked a little about their recent situation, he urged Shu Ning softly.Chang Lu smiled lightly and said to Shu Ning: "I haven't seen your second sister for a long time, take a message for me, if you enter the palace, remember to come and see me." Then she nodded slightly to Tong Ying, and left.Xiaoxue smiled and followed.

Shu Ning sighed, things really changed.Seeing Tong Ying looking at her, she seemed a little puzzled, so she smiled and pulled him up to continue walking.

When she passed by the pool where she fell into the water and was injured, she was about to tell Tong Ying about that incident, but suddenly remembered that Lin Gege from the East Palace just now was Lin Jiu, a beautiful girl of the same class as her?It seemed that he was the suspect who pushed Wei Wan into the water, but nothing happened afterwards.Judging from the words of Aunt Ruixi in Yanxi Palace, it should be that she missed the passenger car, but the other party was not the real culprit.

But when did this Lin Gege enter the East Palace?I remember that when the results of the draft came out, she was still a registered show girl, and she did not mention marriage, and the marriage orders issued one after another later did not have her name.Why did she suddenly become the prince's concubine without making a sound?

She was thinking wildly, when she suddenly felt that someone was pulling her sleeve. Looking back, Tong Ying looked at her with a funny face, and pointed to the gate of the palace courtyard in front: "The Yonghe Palace is here, how long are you going to stay?" The little eunuch leading the way buried his head behind the gift box, his shoulders trembling slightly.

Shuning was very embarrassed, and seeing Tongying's smirk, she punched him twice.Looking at the back yard, she thought thoughtfully: "Isn't that Yanxi Palace over there? I have been here before." Tong Ying nodded: "Let's go in here, the master of this Yonghe Palace is the fourth elder brother's mother concubine Defei .”

It was the first time for Shuning to see Concubine De up close.She is an elegant and delicate woman with a long face and fair skin. Her eyes are small but bright like black gemstones. Her eyes are curved and the corners of her mouth are curled up. She always looks like she is smiling.She speaks and acts according to the palace rules, but she doesn't make people feel rigid. Talking to her will give people a feeling of spring breeze.

The only problem is that her kindness is only for Tongying, but she is very cold for Shuning.Not obviously cold, just ignoring, except for a slight nod when introducing Shu Ning's identity at the beginning, she said all the words to Tong Ying, even the gift she gave was only given to him.Shuning could feel that this concubine didn't like her very much.Why?Could it be because of Wanning again?

Although Shu Ning was a little depressed, she didn't have much emotion. What she was more worried about now was that Tong Ying had obviously noticed the other party's indifference and started to get angry, although she didn't show it on the surface.She couldn't tell how she knew, she just had this feeling when she saw Tong Ying's pursed lips.

Sure enough, when the concubine de concubine mentioned that Tong Ying's younger brother was going to be the fourteenth elder brother's companion, Tong Ying said indifferently: "The family has not made a final decision on this matter, and Ama will probably think about it again. The two younger brothers Although the age is right, but they are too naughty, the family is afraid that they will spoil the little brothers. What troubles have they caused since they came to Beijing, the empress probably hasn't heard of it?"

Concubine De was a little surprised, she thought this matter was settled, didn't Prince Jane Ji Fujin approve of it earlier?But if Prince Jane's mansion really refuses, it's hard for her to say anything.After saying a few words in a neutral manner, he served tea to see off the guests.

After Tongying came out, she tightly held Shuning's hand, her face turned dark.Shu Ning felt very sweet in her heart, glanced at the little eunuch walking in front, approached Tong Ying and said in a low voice: "I don't care, don't be angry. Don't miss a serious matter because of me." Tong Ying looked at her , smiled: "Don't worry, I have a measure."

Concubine Tong of Yanxi Palace was probably the one who welcomed them the most. Not only did she spend generously, she even left food behind.If Tongying hadn't repeatedly stated that she would rush back to the palace to see Prince Fujin, she would still not let him go.

However, Concubine Tong revealed some news that Qifu Jin Wei Wan was pregnant, so she didn't come to the wedding last night.And she also learned from the conversation between Tong Ying and Concubine Tong that at the wedding banquet last night, the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother and his wife both arrived, but they didn't come to say hello to her, and because they were far away from home, they left earlier; Elder brother and his wife didn't come, but Wufu Jin Yuanning gave a big gift; Seventh elder brother came, and wanted to have a bridal chamber, and was one of the people who was driven away by Tongying.Xu Xu's husband Baltu also got involved, but Xu Xu stayed at home because her daughter was unwell.

No wonder there wasn't a single royal family member or female family member I knew in the new house last night, it was a coincidence.However, she was still a little puzzled, remembering that Tongying and Xinran's husband Yitai had a good relationship, why didn't Xinran come here?

Coming out of Yanxi Palace, she asked Tong Ying this question, but Tong Ying said: "I don't know about this, the post has been sent long ago, maybe something happened at home." She thought about it, so she stopped asking up.

Tong Ying glanced at his wife and decided to hide the truth.He and Yitai had a tacit understanding for a long time, and it is better not to have too close contacts between the two families. If the friendship between the two wives remains unchanged, it is fine to continue to communicate in private, but there are certain things that they should not let them know.

It was already noon at this time, and they had gone to the places they should go, and it was time for the two of them to return to the palace.Shu Ning felt a little tired, and her feet became weak when she thought about how far she had to walk in this palace.Tong Ying comforted: "It's not far away. Let's not go out from the main palace gate, but go directly out of the outer court through the corridor, and take a car from outside the Donghua gate to go back to Zhengyang gate. I have asked someone to park the car there. Hold on for a while."

It sounded good, Shu Ning raised her spirits a little, but heard footsteps coming from behind, the little eunuch leading the way quickly knelt down on the ground and said, "Meet Your Highness the Prince".Tong Ying frowned, and quickly whispered: "Pretend to be very tired." She smiled and helped her turn around and saluted: "Your Highness, what a coincidence."

The prince came to invite Tong Ying and his new wife to the East Palace. Tong Ying was a little embarrassed, and hinted that Shu Ning was very tired and hadn't returned to the manor to meet her in-laws. If she delayed, she might not be happy at the manor.The prince looked at Shu Ning's listless look, but didn't say anything, but told Tong Ying to remember to look for him next time she entered the palace, and then left.

Tongying's face showed fatigue, she sighed, and put on a smile again: "Let's go quickly." Shuning nodded, feeling a little distressed.

By the time they finally joined the entourage, two quarters of an hour had passed.Shuning felt her legs were heavy, tired, hungry and thirsty.Tong Ying also got into the car and sat with her, took out two teacups from the box in the corner, took the thermos, and poured two cups of hot tea.

Shuning's eyes widened: "Where did the hot water come from?" Tong Ying said: "When they were waiting for us, they borrowed the water from other people's stoves. It's just right to drink now." After finishing speaking, he handed over a cup.Shu Ning took a sip of hot tea, only to feel that her body, which was almost stiff from the cold, regained consciousness.

The carriage moved forward steadily, and soon exited Donghua Gate, after a cup of tea, the carriage pulled over and stopped when they heard the commotion of people outside.Shu Ning was resting with her eyes closed when she noticed that someone had handed a package into the carriage. When the carriage started to move again, she was shaken awake. Tong Ying said: "Freshly baked snacks, hurry up. It's already past noon , I’m afraid the palace has already eaten, so I don’t know if there will be a place for us.”

Shu Ning was so hungry that she ate several pastries with hot tea, but she also recognized that it was a product of Zhengmingzhai.It seems that they have just passed Zhengyangmen Street, and they are still some distance away from Prince Jane's Mansion.She shared the bag of snacks with Tong Ying, and worried that the accompanying people would be hungry, Tong Ying smiled and said: "They are waiting for us outside the palace gate, are you afraid that they will not find food and drink? Don't worry." After all, he took her over and let her rest on his shoulders.Although Shu Ning felt that his bones were hard and he was not a good pillow, she still touched him sweetly.

Finally arrived at Prince Jane's mansion, Tong Ying explained to the prince, Ji Fujin and brother-in-law that it was because she had waited a long time in the palace to be received by the emperor, so she came back late.Prince Jane didn't say anything, but told them to go to worship their ancestors first.

Although the prince already had a grandson, he was only about 40 years old, but he looked 50 years old, his face was full of weather, and he looked dignified.

Shuning followed Tongying to pay homage to her ancestors and her in-laws, kowtowing several times.Fortunately, there is no need to perform this ceremony for the concubine, otherwise, even if Shu Ning has long been used to kowtow to the ancestral tablets and elders during festivals, she would still faint.Fortunately, many of Tongying's aunts and siblings are not in Beijing, saving a lot of effort.

Tongying's elder brother, Yaerjiang A, looks older than his elder brother Duanning, with a mustache and looks like a soldier.Among the other brothers, there is Azalan, the third eldest, who was born to Guo Fujin and just turned fourteen yesterday.The fifth eldest, Shige, is the son of Li Fujin, who is a few months younger than Xiaobao.Ji Fujin has two sons, one is almost 11 years old and the other is only seven years old, both are naughty boys.

Tongying has very few younger sisters, except for Yuxiu whom she met last night, there is only one younger sister who is still in Fengtian, but I heard that she is not in good health.

In addition to seeing immediate blood relatives, there are many other relatives.There are countless relatives in the clan, so only a few who have a good relationship with Prince Jian's mansion or Tongying came here.Shu Ning performed countless ceremonies with Tong Ying, and felt a little regretful, why not make two special leather pants, like the one Duan Ning wore when she got married, so that she and Tong Ying would suffer less.However, although they suffered some hardships, they gained a lot.Most of the people who come here are from the royal family or the clan, and they are quite generous. If you collect all the gifts you got today, it will be a lot of money.

Among them, the fourth elder brother and the seventh elder brother refused to accept Shuning's gift because they were related to Shuning's natal family, so they only asked Tong Ying to pay their respects.The people in Prince Jane's Mansion saw it, but they also measured it in private.

After all relatives and friends had left, Tong Ying and Shu Ning had time to rest and take a seat in the hall to sit with their families.Shu Ning only felt that she was a little hungry again, so she could only hold back and keep silent.

Prince Jane said to the three eldest sons: "I heard that Jie Shu is not good. No one came to his house today. Later, you brothers and sisters will follow me to visit him at his house. The second daughter-in-law will stay in the house temporarily. Let's go." Shu Ning hurriedly stood up with Tong Ying to answer, feeling a little uneasy.

Tong Ying thought for a while, and said to her father: "My child has something to discuss with my father. Regarding the matter of the fifth and sixth brothers reading with the prince, it is better for the father to think about it again."

Before Prince Jane could react, Ji Fujin Borzigit frowned first: "This matter has been discussed with the palace, how can you go back on your word? What's more, if your younger brothers associate with the prince, they will be able to do so in the future." Fight for a good title. Now it is not much more difficult than before."

Tong Ying said: "Does Fujin know what it's like to be a companion for the prince? The prince is punished in class, and it's all punished by the companion. We are originally a clan, or the government, and none of the children in the family have suffered any serious grievances." Not to mention suffering on behalf of others, even if he was studying at home, he has never been punished. Others don't say that the sixth younger brother is Fujin's own flesh and blood, and he was pampered since he was a child. How willing is Fujin to let him suffer?"

Mrs. Borzigit hesitated: "But...those gentlemen know our status as Jingshun, so they won't be so bold?"

Tong Ying said indifferently: "The reason why they can become prince's tutors is that they are good at learning, have strict requirements, and are merciless to the prince, let alone the clan sons? Besides, the fifth younger brother doesn't like literature, so he has no choice but to use martial arts. That's fine, he can usually get up early to practice riding Shoot. The sixth and ninth younger brothers have always been a bit lazy, can they really get used to school days? They have to get up before dawn every day, and they have to study their homework until late at night, and they have to memorize, write, and practice martial arts every day..."

He talked a lot, and when he heard the faces of those children turned pale, Borzigit and Li Fujin's faces were also a little ugly, but Prince Jane said: "Afraid of suffering, so I won't learn, what can I do? Do you want people to laugh at my son as a waste?"

Tong Ying said with a smile: "If you want to go to school, Zongxue is good. There are also good teachers there, and it's not for accompanying students. My eldest brother and I know several gentlemen. It won't be a problem to ask them to take care of our younger brothers. It's better than younger brothers going to the palace to stand on the board for the prince. Back then, the fifth elder brother couldn't memorize the book well, and his companion's hand was almost smashed. Now it's a bit difficult to even hold the pen, so he can only do idle work."

Prince Jane was silent, and Borzigit was anxious first, and persuaded: "I didn't think carefully before. If this is the case, I'm afraid Jingshun is really not suitable to be a companion." Yaerjiang fell It's all right, seeing the wink from his brother, he pondered for a while, but still didn't make a sound.Tong Ying frowned and stopped talking.

In the end, the matter was put aside for the time being, and Prince Jane decided to consider this issue after the next year. Anyway, the family might have to stay in Beijing for a while.Seeing that it was getting late, he greeted his three elder sons and went to Prince Kang's mansion together to visit him.

In this way, Shu Ning had to face all the female family members of the palace alone, including the elder sister-in-law Guerjia who had inexplicable hostility towards her, and the unknown Borzigit family.

It's a pity that she has been tired for most of the day, and she is still starving to death.

(Sorry sorry~~~)

(End of this chapter)