Ordinary clear day

Chapter 225
After discussing for a day and a night, the couple finally thought through all the arguments that might be used to persuade Prince Jane, and carefully considered the methods that should be adopted.

The opportunity came soon, and the empress dowager's birthday will be in a few days.Although it is not a whole life, and it is not a big deal, but what should be filial should still be filial.Tongying's newly opened mansion here requires a separate gift according to the rules, but he is newly married and doesn't have the energy to personally ask about it. This is the first time Shuning has encountered such a thing, and she doesn't know the rules, so she handed everything over to her. Eunuch Luo and Manager Yin went to do it, and prepared some antiques and jades and a few medicinal materials suitable for the occasion.

They sent all these gifts to Prince Jane's mansion, and sent them into the palace together with the gifts from the mansion.As usual, Ji Fujin would follow him into the palace, so Tong Ying and Shu Ning came to the palace early this day, wanting to take this opportunity to speak to her father.

Unexpectedly, when Prince Jane saw his son, he beckoned him to accompany him to appreciate a newly acquired fine knife.And on this side, Guo Fujin was already going to drag Shuning away and asked her to accompany them to play cards, because Ji Fujin was preparing to enter the palace, they couldn't play without one of them.Tong Ying winked at his wife, and followed his father into the study.

Shuning watched Tongying go away, feeling a little worried.The timing is wrong, Ji Fujin is still in the mansion, I don't know if it matters?A housekeeper followed Prince Jane and Tong Ying, will there be any problem?But even if rumors spread about the matter, it might not be a bad thing. Regardless of whether Tongying can persuade the prince, at least Yaerjiang will know his brother's intentions, right?
Without thinking too much, she settled down and dealt with those women first.She has never played Qing Dynasty cards.I heard that the old lady used to like it very much, and often played it with her daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law and grandchildren, but after the eldest aunt Nala took charge of the house, the family members were not allowed to play this kind of game anymore.She grew up outside, and Tong didn't like it, so she really didn't learn it.She squeezed her purse and sleeve pockets, it seemed that she still had enough capital, and she hoped that she would not lose too badly.

But on Tongying's side, Prince Jane's newly acquired knife is indeed extremely sharp. The blade glows coldly, and it is faintly reddish. The sheath is misplaced with gold and silver threads. It seems that there are spots of black marks on it, and it is murderous. come.This is a knife that has been on the battlefield and has been stained with human blood.

Prince Jane loves this knife very much, but Tong Ying has no interest, and just agrees casually.Seeing that he was absent-minded and disappointed, Prince Jane withdrew the knife and asked him directly what he was thinking.

Tong Ying took the opportunity to talk to his father about the canonization of the son, advised his father to establish a son as soon as possible, and expressed his support for the eldest brother.After all, the elder brother is not too young. It is unusual for a grown-up eldest son like him to have another son, but not yet crowned heir.

Tong Ying said: "Emiang is Ama's first wife. According to the rules, the eldest son born to her should be the eldest son. That's all when I was young. Now my eldest brother is in his 20s, and he is also a general in the court. Among the brothers, no one can compare with him. Now that my nephew is growing up day by day, it is really embarrassing that my eldest brother can't get a formal canonization. In the house... it is inevitable that some people will give birth to all kinds of things. Thoughts. Ama should invite you to become the crown prince early, and the overall situation will be settled, and the family will... be stable."

Prince Jian was silent for a while, then stared at Tongying and said, "I know you have always respected your eldest brother, but...you are also the son of Yuanfu Jin, and you have also married and married. You also made great contributions when you were in Pinggardan. Except that you are not the eldest son, you are no worse than your elder brother at all, don't you have any idea about the position of the son of the world... "

Tong Ying hurriedly knelt down and said: "My son has never had such thoughts. Although I have made a little contribution before, it was just a coincidence. If the emperor needs his son, he will do things with his heart. If the emperor does not need his son, his son I just hope that I can live a peaceful and leisurely life. I read calligraphy and painting every day, ride a horse and shoot archery, and I really have no interest in the affairs of the court. Therefore, I have no intention of being a prince. It's from the heart of my son."

Prince Jane frowned and said: "You have a bad temper. I thought you had changed in the past few years, but who knows that it is still the same! Those paintings and calligraphy are really so interesting? Our family has been heroes on horseback for generations. , why did you give birth to such a worthless fellow like you!"

Tong Ying didn't dare to talk back, and after a while she whispered: "Now that the northwest is flat, where is there any place to fight? What's more, there are many heroes on horseback in the clan, but they can write and draw a few strokes. How many more? If it weren't for this talent, with my son's ability, he wouldn't be able to show his face in front of the emperor."

Prince Jane was annoyed when he heard this, but he also knew that what he said was true, so he didn't continue to scold him.Tong Ying's probing made him lose his temper, and he just got up to continue the previous topic: "Ama, the younger brothers are growing up gradually, and the elders are also big-hearted. If you are not sure about the eldest brother's position as the eldest son, I am afraid that the brothers will quarrel. .Ama..."

"Don't you think I don't know?!" Prince Jane stared, "But what your stepmother said makes sense. I'm in good health. It's not urgent. After a few years, your younger brothers will grow up. Look at them. How good is the character and martial arts, who will be the heir. This is also for the sake of the family property of our palace. Although your elder brother occupies the position of the eldest son, it was fine a few years ago, but now it is getting more and more outrageous! Yes The other brothers are indifferent and scold at every turn! In front of me, he doesn't look like an elder brother. If you really let him become the eldest son, God knows what he will do to your younger brothers after I die in the future? "

Tong Ying thought to herself, "Sure enough, it has something to do with Ji Fujin", but said in her mouth: "The elder brother is just a man of integrity and strict with his younger brothers. What's more, he went to Beijing when he was young, and it is common for him to distance himself from his younger brothers. As long as After getting along for a long time, he is still good. As for waiting a few years to see how the younger brothers will fare before deciding on the position of the son, Fujin's intentions are good, but it is not in compliance with the rules. The inheritance of the title has always been about the succession of the sons. , There is no heir to establish the elder and the virtuous, the elder brother is both the elder and the virtuous, so naturally he should inherit it."

Prince Jian looked at him with a half-smile and said: "Your elder brother has a higher title and official position, not necessarily a virtuous one. Not to mention, your daughter-in-law's natal family is the son of the eldest son and the highest official position, but what is the result? It's better to wait for the little one to grow up and see his character. In the mansions of the princes and dukes, there are not many people who don't stand tall."

Tong Ying frowned, and said: "The ancestor of his family, because he favored the concubine, surpassed the eldest son and wanted to have a son, which led to the division of the family. In the end, the title fell to the youngest son of the descendant. This is really not a good example. Besides, There are very few other families who have a legitimate eldest son, unless the eldest son is really outrageous. Among the brothers, the elder brother has the highest title and official position, and he has military merits. He has already married a wife and has children, and there is no morality. What would he think of the other younger brothers who took over the throne? How should the younger brother of Xijue treat the elder brother? It is a taboo to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones, so let others forget it. If the emperor and the crown prince know about it, what will they say?"

Prince Jian lowered his head in thought, and Tong Ying took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "Besides, among the brothers, I am a person who has no interest in political affairs; the third brother is not healthy enough, and has a gloomy temper. Yes; the fifth brother is smart, but it is a pity that the mother's birth score is lower; the sixth brother and the ninth brother are both born in Jifu Jin, and they are a bit lazy. The eighth brother is still young, and it will take ten or eight years for them to become like themselves? As for the younger brothers in the future, let alone the younger brothers. No matter how you look at it, only the eldest brother is the most suitable."

Prince Jane was pacing back and forth in the room, Tong Ying could see that he was a little moved, and was about to hurry up to persuade him a few more words, but saw him suddenly raised his head and said: "I have to think about this matter quietly, you go first." After that, he sat down on the chair, closed his eyes and meditated.Seeing this, Tong Ying knew that he needed to think calmly, so she saluted and left the room.

As soon as he took a few steps, he suddenly saw Yarjiang standing in front of him, looking at him with a complicated face.Tong Ying smiled, pulled him to the veranda next to him, and asked, "Why is big brother here?"

But Yaerjiang was speechless: "Second brother, you...I..." Tong Ying interrupted him with a smile: "Okay, we are brothers, so we don't need to say anything." Yihong patted him on the shoulder: "Thank you, no matter what, big brother accepts your kindness."

Tong Ying looked around and said in a low voice: "Although I brought this matter up, and Ama agreed to consider it, but the result depends on the elder brother himself. In the future, the elder brother will be more generous and treat the brothers better. Let people grasp the handle, and the position of the son of the world will naturally not be able to escape."

Yaerjiang sighed, and said: "Although it is so, I really can't swallow that breath. The hardships of Erniang back then were all thanks to those women. How can you tell me to be polite to them?"

Not far away, Ji Fujin's figure appeared, all dressed in fine clothes, but hurried over, obviously got some news.

Tong Ying watched her getting closer, and said softly: "Why don't I think so? But even if there are no them, there will be others, and the root of the matter is not on them."

Yaerjiang couldn't understand, and was about to ask, but his younger brother laughed and said, "Why is Fujin here? Didn't he say he was going to enter the palace? It's getting late now, why don't the people get a car?"

Ji Fujin Borzigit stood in front of his brother with a non-smiling smile, and said: "It doesn't matter if you go later, but I just heard about an interesting thing, and I just wanted to tell the prince. He Where?"

Tong Ying said: "Ama is thinking about a major matter related to the future of the palace, so he can't be disturbed, Fujin might as well go to the palace and talk about it when he comes back at night."

Borzigit sneered: "Oh? Really? Then I should go to see him. If there is any important matter, I should talk about it and discuss it together." Erjiang A hurriedly stood in front of her.Seeing this, she sneered again: "Why? As a Fujin, can't I even see my husband?"

Seeing that the scene was a bit stiff, Tong Ying quickly winked at her elder brother, and said with a smile: "Fu Jin misunderstood, it's just that Ama is wise and capable, and he must be able to make a decision. If he really needs to ask other people's opinions, he will bring them up. Just now he said that he should think about it quietly, so no one should bother him for the time being."

Borzigit's face was a little blue. Seeing that Yarjana refused to give in and was still arrogantly blocking her, he was about to explode.At this moment, the door opened with a bang, Prince Jane came out, and said coldly: "It's so noisy, do you really think I'm a dead person?!"

Yaerjiang'a and Tongying hurriedly saluted their father, but Borzigit hurriedly said: "My lord, look at how rude they are, they actually stop me from seeing you..." "Okay, okay It's time." Prince Jane frowned, "It's getting late, if you don't leave, it will be too late, go quickly, don't disgrace our palace." Then he went back to the room and closed the door.

Borzigit stood there with a livid face, and whispered a few times to the steward behind her, and then she woke up, glared at Brother Tongying, and walked away.Yaerjiang snorted coldly, looked back at the study, ready to move.

Tong Ying hurriedly lowered her voice and said to him: "Brother, don't rush to look for Ama, as long as you perform well enough, you are impeccable to Fujin and younger brothers, who can compare with you? If you annoy Ama , it’s not good.”

Yaerjiang Ah thought about it, so he patted his younger brother on the shoulder, looked at the study for a few more times, and left.

Tong Ying watched him go away and secretly sighed.

When he got home, he asked how Shuning was doing, and Shuning said: "I lost two or three coins, my sister-in-law thought I was stupid, so she didn't let me play, and I watched the fun from the sidelines. Later, the third brother five The younger brother and the second younger sister came, and I chatted with them again, and they are doing well." After a pause, she asked softly: "How are you doing today? I heard that Ji Fujin went to make trouble? We are in the inner courtyard, I saw her walk out angrily with my own eyes."

Tong Ying said: "Although I'm not convinced yet, but I see Ama's expression, [-]% of them are willing. I can only do so much. The final result depends on the luck of the eldest brother." He He also told Shuning about the encounter with Yaerjiang A and Ji Fujin.

Shu Ning was a little worried, not knowing how Ji Fujin would react, but judging from Yaerjiang Ah's reaction, if she really became the eldest son, would she really treat her younger brothers badly?

Knowing her thoughts, Tong Ying couldn't help laughing: "You think too much. The eldest brother is the eldest brother. These years, because of the matter of the eldest son, he has feelings for the brothers. When the knot is gone, he is still a good one." Brother's. Anyway, there's me and Ama."

Shu Ning thought about it, so she stopped worrying and asked Tong Ying to teach her some tricks of playing cards, because Fujin and the others had mentioned that he was a master.Tong Ying had no choice but to teach her to fight.

In the following days, although they did not live in the palace, they also heard some rumors through the servants who came and went between the two palaces.The situation in Prince Jane's mansion was a bit weird. Several Fujins went to Prince Jian to have secret talks one after another, but they didn't know the result, but they didn't look very good, but Yaerjiang's side changed from normal and became concerned about his younger brothers.

The third brother Azaran did not perform well in the riding and archery test and failed to win the title. He had to take the provincial test at the request of the emperor.Yaerjiang Art specially invited a well-educated person to be his teacher, and asked several other younger brothers to study together, and gave each sibling a fur. Ying is no exception.The one that Tongying received was even the best fox fur.On the other hand, Yarjan'a was more attentive in his official affairs, and he was more polite to his father's old relatives.

At this time, an incident happened. Jingshun, the ten-year-old sixth son of Fujin, burned his books because he didn't want to learn his homework, and even contradicted Yaerjiang.The latter was angry at first and slapped him, but when the stepmother told his father, he blamed himself for failing to teach his younger brother well, so that his younger brother did not seek to make progress, played with things and lost his ambition, and asked his father to punish him.After Prince Jane asked the teacher the whole story, he punished Jingshun.

Seeing that Yaerjiang's position became more and more stable, some people panicked and even came to Tongying's side.Tong Ying was a little impatient, so she decided to follow the rules and accompany her wife back to her mother's house for a full month.After all, the palace can't break into the in-law's house, right?
Shuning happily returned to her mother's house.Tong Shi has already returned to the Baron's Mansion, and Zhang Bao will come back in a few days.The family can be reunited for some time again.Before Zhang Bao's letter of appointment came out, they could at least spare a month or so.

This trip back to her mother's house, because she will live for a month, so Tong Ying's people have to bring a few people with her.After discussing with him, Shuning decided to only bring Xiaolanzi, Tianyang and a few servants.As for the nuns, when they returned home last time, they were not very polite to Er Mao at the banquet outside.Shuning only heard from Suxin later that she refused to take them out this time, and only brought four maids and two wives.

The affairs of the mansion were entrusted to Eunuch Luo and Director Yin. They could decide small matters by themselves, but they had to ask her and Tong Ying about major matters.In terms of money, she has to personally take care of expenditures exceeding 200 taels.Both managers agreed one by one.

After packing up a whole carload of luggage, the young couple led everyone towards the baron's mansion.When he came to the gate of the mansion, he saw Jin Bao waiting with his two sons in a full set of hats.As soon as they saw Tong Ying, they came up to salute, but Tong Ying hurriedly stopped them, not knowing what was going on.

Although they were respectful in the past, they still haven't reached this level?

Tongying and Shuning soon knew the answer.It turned out that Sunu, the Lord of the Town, who had made great contributions in the Northwest War, was promoted to Beizi a few days ago after receiving a large sum of money.There are rumors that Tong Ying, who also made great contributions, may be promoted to Baylor again.

(End of this chapter)