Mu Huagui

Chapter 169 Yonglong
After hearing this, Chen Qishan's complexion changed drastically, from red to white, she wanted to scold the fourth wife, but then thought that it was her mother's idea, so she forced a smile and said, "This is also the fate of the two children. Merit thing."

Chen Jiao'er smiled when she heard the words, saying that Princess Yonglong had a noble status, and her words and deeds were imitated by others.It turned out that she was just an old woman who knew how to calculate.

She knew Chen Qishan well, and she had always been a face-saving person. She was forced to bend her head to her ears, with a smile that was more uncomfortable than crying.If Princess Yonglong hadn't taken her mother-in-law's prestige, how could she have come here to be angry.

It's just that at this time, everything is sensitive.She didn't dare to agree to it by herself, so she pondered for a while and said, "I have to go back to the princess first to see if there are any arrangements at home. If there is nothing wrong, I will go to support my sister. If there is something wrong, my sister can't blame her."

Hearing this, Chen Qishan heaved a sigh of relief. Although she didn't get an answer, she still saved face for her in the end.Hearing the words, he wisely left the gift list, took his leave and went back to the princess mother-in-law.

When I came back at night and asked Zhou Mingyuan, he frowned and said, "These women are all too good to fail. Because of this, the son-in-law and her are now at odds. If it weren't for her identity, I'm afraid they would have divorced their wives a long time ago." .”

"It's so serious." Chen Jiao'er asked a little amused when she rarely heard Zhou Mingyuan talk about other people.

"The son-in-law is still kind to the emperor. When something happened, he wanted to open the city gate to welcome the emperor back to the city. However, Yonglong refused, saying that he didn't know who would win the battle, and wait and see. You know. , the son-in-law has always been a little afraid of Yonglong, so he listened to her. Now I am afraid that the intestines are regretful, and you must know that not every emperor will arrange such a good future for the son-in-law."

"Men, it's clear that I don't have the guts. I still have to hesitate when I decide on something. If it weren't for the current situation, what about the son-in-law." Chen Jiao'er looked down on the son-in-law. Although he married the eldest princess, the emperor gave him Gaining him such a great trust, and bestowing such a heavy right, is it for his henpecked use.

No matter how afraid you are at ordinary times, it is the love of husband and wife behind closed doors, but when it comes to major issues, how can you listen to other people's influence.If you are not firm, you can't blame others.

The emperor attached great importance to him because of his ability, but he himself had to think that it was because of his wife that he was valued by the emperor.You must know that the royal family has no family ties. If it weren't for the fact that there are too few people available, such a good thing would not have fallen on Consort Ning.It's a pity that he didn't think clearly, and ended up ruining his future, and never turned around again.

"Well, he has always behaved very well, and the emperor did not expect him to be so cowardly. It is a critical moment, and you can see people's hearts." This is probably the truest portrayal of the emperor's mood.

"Oh, I don't want to go at all, but she is our elder even if her title is lowered. She posted a post and asked her daughter-in-law to invite her. If she doesn't go, she will be called ignorant." Chen Jiao'er struggled .

"No matter how good you are, you don't need to care about what those boring people should say or will say. If you don't want to go, then don't go, and it's good to cut off contact." Zhou Mingyuan didn't care.

Cut off contact, is it possible?Of course it's impossible, whether it's going to the palace to pay respects to the queen, or a gathering of relatives in the palace, it's all necessary to meet.Her title has been downgraded, but her seniority cannot be downgraded.

She asked what Zhou Mingyuan meant, and she just wanted to know if she would violate the emperor's taboo at this time.But listening to what he meant, it shouldn't matter.

Since this was the case, Chen Jiao'er decided to go and have a look, but it was just a poetry meeting, and she could still eat her.

Zhou Mingyuan turned his head and talked about his son, completely forgetting about it.Hearing that his son will turn over, he hurriedly asked the nanny to hug him, pushed the quilt away, put brother Shun on the bed, and shouted, "Quick, turn it over for Dad."

Brother Shun originally raised his hands to want Zhou Mingyuan to hug and play high, but he fell onto the bed as soon as he was picked up.He was so angry that he burst into tears, the penetrating power of his voice seemed to attract the princess.

The nanny hugged him and coaxed him, her face turned pale with fright.She knew how many people stared at her for making mistakes and wanted to replace her.Her mother-in-law Da Liu often came to tell her about the affairs of the palace. Although it was her first time entering the palace, she was not stupid anyway.

She knew in her heart that her son would have a good life only if she stood still in the palace.Otherwise, the husband is gone, and once the in-laws are gone, she will have to suffer a lot in those days.She has always been careful, strictly following the diets arranged by the nuns, not to mention eating outside, not even daring to drink a glass of water.

"You brat, you know how to cry." Zhou Mingyuan wanted to step forward to pat his butt twice, but when he saw the nanny's vigilant face, he backed away embarrassingly.Touching his nose, he said, "It's only natural for me to beat my son, but it's changed in our house."

Chen Jiao'er listened to "hehe" and laughed, "You, if you want to bully brother Shun, bully in front of your parents, don't scare the nanny here. Anyway, according to my husband, it is only natural for me to beat my son." Eye.

Zhou Mingyuan turned his head and realized that she was using a pun, which meant that if the prince saw his grandson being bullied, it was only natural to beat his son.Seeing that the two were fighting together, Licorice made a gesture to the nanny, and the two walked out lightly.

Seeing Yingxia with red eyes holding the concubine's clothes to wash, Licorice felt a little strange, stepped forward to stop her and asked, "What's wrong, someone bullied you."

Ying Xia shook her head, bent her knees and went to the well to fetch water.The concubine's close-fitting clothes are all washed by the maids in the yard. Sometimes it is Yingxia and sometimes it is Shanhu. Could it be that she was bullied by Shanhu.Probably not, Licorice thought to herself, although Shanhu and Ruyi were brought here by the concubine Shizi, they have always gotten along well with other people in the bamboo courtyard, besides, they are also honest and never cheated or played tricks.

Once Wanxi left, Licorice was the only maid left. She was in charge of the maids in the yard, so she naturally paid special attention to these details.

In private, I asked Hongmei who was good friends with Yingxia, and only then did I know the clue.It turned out to be because of the sound of bamboo, but Licorice didn't think of it. Thinking of this, she said to Hongmei, "Yingxia is a boring gourd, so I will talk to you more. You can persuade her. If she really has such thoughts, let her come to me." , I'll go check out the concubine's tone before I worry about it. Don't worry, as long as the maid of the concubine is a good one, she will take care of everyone. But there is only one thing, don't do anything ugly to embarrass the concubine Otherwise, not to mention Shizifei, even I want to make her look good."

"Actually, that's not the case." Hearing this, Hongmei knew that Licorice had misunderstood her, and said cruelly, "Let me just say it. In fact, Yingxia is just unrequited love. Zhusheng has always liked Wanqian."

Now that Wanxi's life and death are unknown, Zhusheng volunteered to take over the task of finding someone.The personal servant next to the Shi Ziye is a top-notch job in the mansion.If he left for a long time, Shizi found someone else, and it would be too late for him to come back and cry.

But even so, he went without hesitation.It can be seen that he has a deep affection for Wanqian, Licorice nodded and knew what she meant.

"The young master is only a few months old, and the princess is in pain. If I see someone crying, I'm afraid I will be unhappy." Licorice can only say this.

In the past when she was in the palace, the first thing she taught her was that no matter what happened to you, even if your parents died, you must not cry.In the palace, in front of the master, there can only be a smiling face at any time.

Now the palace has happy events one after another, if it sees her like this, I'm afraid it will not be happy.

Hongmei hurriedly thanked her. All the maids of the Shizi were selected by the princess herself, and Madam Zhang taught them the rules and sent them to the bamboo courtyard.Naturally, she knew how important the young master was to the princess. If the princess knew that Yingxia was crying, she might be transferred to another place.In the entire Wangfu, where else can it compare to the Bamboo Courtyard.

Licorice observed for another two days, and found that Yingxia was in a daze occasionally when no one was around, and her mood was better, and she didn't delay any mistakes. Knowing that Hongmei's words had worked, she didn't mention it again.

The princess knew about Yonglong's banquet for Chen Jiao'er, so she just smiled and let her put it off.Chen Jiao'er sent someone to send a post, saying that she would pass when the time came.

Yonglong seized this opportunity and spread the news that the crown prince was coming to his house.Taking the opportunity to send out many invitations, they even invited them to bring their daughters to the poetry meeting.

Many people are worrying about not being able to find an opportunity to show their faces in front of the palace, and hearing such things, there is a reason not to come.All of a sudden, the invitations to the Plum Poetry Appreciation Club in Yonglong Mansion flew out like snowflakes.

"They are all petty officials of fourth or fifth rank. Why should mother deal with these people?" Chen Qishan's sister-in-law, the youngest daughter of Princess Yonglong, is just ten years old this year.Seeing that my sister-in-law was preparing for the poetry meeting, I was very interested in participating, but when I looked at the list, I immediately lost interest.

Chen Qishan smiled good-naturedly, coaxed her to eat pastries, picked up a pen and began to write down the arrangements for the day, which was to be explained to her mother-in-law later.What my mother said was right, as expected, being a daughter was the happiest time.No matter how honorable you are at home, marrying into your in-law's family is a common chore.

The son-in-law's relatives were also somewhat reticent, but Chen Qishan understood her mother-in-law's intentions in her heart, and taking advantage of the fact that the concubine was willing to come this time, she made more publicity and let ordinary people see that she was able to invite the concubine, so naturally she was not alienated from the royal family. They are still relatives of the emperor, and they are the aunts of the current emperor.Even if they lose the grace for a while, the family can still have overnight feuds, and there is always a time to calm down.

Chen Qishan curled her lips, no matter how big the campaign was, she would be deceived for a while, and after a long time, if the emperor didn't restore her title, she would still stay away from them.

She didn't dare to say these words, she could only rot in her stomach.I just hope that my mother-in-law will not make things difficult for her in the future. If she is always counted on to invite the crown prince, this day... will be impossible.

(End of this chapter)