Mu Huagui

Chapter 170 Poetry
People kept asking for their connections and passing messages to Chen Qishan, wanting to come to the poetry meeting.The day before, after counting the number of people, Chen Qishan was startled, there were hundreds of people.Whoever invites so many people for a banquet at home does not mean that they cannot be entertained.It's just that it's too difficult to arrange it without thinking of any troubles.

But Princess Yonglong was willing, and Chen Qishan had no choice but to increase the manpower.And according to the rank of the visitor, it is arranged who will sit with the concubine and who will sit outside.I was busy until after dinner, and then I took a breath. When I stood up, I suddenly felt dizzy, and then sat down with a "boom".

"Miss, are you all right?" Yinzhi stood by the side all the time, but his hand that was going to help was lost, and he cried out in fright.

"Shh, don't disturb your husband." Chen Qishan hurriedly silenced her.

Yinzhi felt sorry for Miss, and took medicated oil to help her gently massage her temples.The young master of the Ning family has read poetry and books, and he is also a good person.But since the young lady got married, she has not been pregnant, which made the young master's heart cool down day by day.Don't say it clearly, but the young lady shed a lot of tears in secret.But what can I do, no matter how good I do other things, if I can't have children, I will also be rejected by my husband.

But that Chen Jiao'er had a good life. When he didn't have a child, the Shizi not only refused to take a concubine, but also didn't want a connecting room.When she was pregnant, Chen Qilu brought her to her door but was taken advantage of by the second young master.Miss is worse than her in that, Yin Zhi always felt that Chen Jiao'er must have given the Shizi a ecstasy soup, so that she would be so devoted to her.

It's almost the New Year, but there are so many people coming to the appointment, outside Yonglong's princess mansion, there is a constant flow of traffic.From time to time, this family's donkey cart collided with that family's ox cart, or someone's carriage was blocked in the middle of the road and could not advance or retreat.

After finally clearing these things, Chen Qishan stood at the second gate, welcoming the guests.She didn't know a lot of people at all, but fortunately, she didn't care about those who came, and it was over with a few casual words.

Everyone stretched their necks to ask if the imperial concubine had arrived, and the servants answered this question to the point of opening their mouths, and they automatically popped up a sentence, "The imperial concubine has not arrived yet, please sit down for a while."

Almost everyone had arrived, and the carriage of the Crown Princess also appeared on the road in front of the princess' mansion.Licorice and Hongmei helped Chen Jiao'er get out of the car, they had their own sedan chair waiting, and carried them directly into the second gate.Chen Qishan waited anxiously for Chen Jiao'er to get off the sedan chair. The mother-in-law relied on her status and sat upright in the room, only asking her to welcome people in.

Although the concubine is the younger generation of her mother-in-law, her rank is higher than that of her mother-in-law. If royal people talk about seniority, wouldn't it be that the emperor has to salute her mother-in-law.However, she didn't dare to say anything, and could only bear it silently.

When Chen Jiao'er got out of the sedan chair, she didn't pick who came and who didn't, she was chatting and laughing with Chen Qishan with a smile.It's just that Licorice and Hongmei on one side looked at each other, both a little angry.How can it be the way to welcome guests who is eagerly begging the concubine to come over, but the person who is serious about posting the post does not come to greet her.

Seeing the concubine entering the room, the guests all stood up to salute, Yong Long then stood up unhurriedly and said, "Concubine Shi, please sit down, my legs and feet are a little uncomfortable recently, I didn't go out to greet you, I hope you forgive me."

Chen Jiao'er looked at Yingying and Yanyan who were all over the room, nodded to them, sat down casually and said, "It's okay, Princess Yonglong is an elder, and we should come to visit as juniors. I don't know if the imperial doctor has come to see her." No, it doesn't matter."

Hearing the words Princess Yonglong, everyone in the room was shocked, most of them were relatives of Consort Ning, and it became a habit to call Princess Princess early in the morning.The matter of lowering his title was a thorn in Yonglong's heart, no one dared to touch it, no one dared to change his name to princess.Unexpectedly, the first concubine Shi Zi immediately called out a new title, which undoubtedly sprinkled a handful of salt on Yong Long's wound.

Sure enough, Yong Long's face froze, and it took him a long time to recover, and he pulled the corner of his mouth forcefully, "It's an old problem, it's okay, the emperor sent someone to bring supplements, and he is eating."

Quite a few people showed envious expressions, how much face does the tonic given by the emperor have to do.Only Chen Jiao'er knew in her heart that it was just the tonic and medicinal materials that the clan's mansion gave to the royal relatives of all ranks as usual in winter, and it was really not a great thing.Talking about gifts from the emperor, Brother Shun's neck, hands, and body, I don't know how many good things the emperor or the empress personally sent his confidant eunuchs to send.

It's just these, there is really no need to talk about them, Chen Jiao'er also flattered a few words, and brought up the topic of the poetry meeting.Hearing the mention of Shi Zifei, the eyes of the daughters of the Ning family lit up, with joy and girlish reserve, they all felt a little restless.

"It's all my daughters, who come here to sit and can't stay idle. They are messing with things casually. The princess should not laugh at them." Yonglong looked at the girls of the Ning family with a smile. Although they were not as good as his own daughters, they put Outside, she is also a top-notch good girl, not afraid that the imperial concubine will look down on her.

"The princess was joking. I think they are all good girls. They are all good-looking, and they must have top-notch talents. I am a rough person, and I am used to not knowing these poems. Don't laugh at me." Chen Jiao'er pursed her lips and smiled. .

Everyone thought she was modest, and when she was free, she interjected and almost praised Chen Jiao'er to the sky.She felt a little embarrassed when she heard it, and couldn't interrupt, so she had to listen to them finish before asking, "What are the regulations?"

A girl who seemed to be slightly older than the others stood up and carefully replied, "Back to the princess, the purpose of the poetry meeting is that anyone who comes can participate, and each person will compose one poem. First, five wives are selected for the selection, and the selection The top ten poems are the best, and the crown prince will decide the first name."

One song per person, it will take half a day for such people to write it out and then collect it.It will take at least two hours for the wives to review, and then they will give her the top spot, and the day will pass.

Thinking of spending a whole day here, Chen Jiao'er was a little unhappy, but she had already come, and she couldn't just leave in front of so many people, so she had to laugh dryly, "In this case, why not start now."

"Why don't we let the imperial concubine come up with this question?" Chen Qishan said with a smile.

"Since it's a plum appreciation poetry meeting, let's use plum blossoms as the theme. Why bother thinking about it?" Chen Jiao'er waved her hand, wishing that it could be as simple as possible and end as soon as possible. As soon as she left the house, she began to miss Brother Shun.

The ladies have their own pens and inks to serve them. Those who are ready have already started to splash ink with a smile on their faces, and some are scratching their heads and starting to think hard.

Chen Qishan was talking with Chen Jiao'er, and several relatives of the Ning family were also sitting with her.Speaking of the recent situation of the Chen family sisters, Chen Qishan sighed, "Since Chen Meiren prayed for the empress dowager to become a monk, no one was allowed to see her. The eldest aunt went several times, and I heard that they were all driven back. She only listened to the people in the nunnery. , saying that she is extremely emaciated and has become too thin."

Chen Qiluo once suffered from hypochondria, fantasizing that she would be favored in the palace, but in the end she was deceiving herself and others. Since she was sent to the nunnery, she immediately woke up, and there was a scene of life and death.The host of Anzhong is a ruthless character, so he directly threw her into the dark room to reflect.There was only one bowl of water every day, and she was hungry for two days and nights. She couldn't bear it by herself, so she crawled out and confessed her mistake.

Of course, only she knows whether she really suffered from the hypocrisy or whether her self-esteem can't stand the fabricated image.

"Sigh, Qihong is also a confidante, and I'm afraid she was tossed to death by that virtuous county king." Outsiders did not know about Chen Qihong being rescued by Chen Jiao'er.If King Xianjun hadn't been captured, the Chen family might have thought that Chen Qihong was still living in King Xianjun's backyard.

"Well, the poor child is innocent, I don't know what's going on with this child." Chen Jiao'er nodded accordingly.

"Ping Jun Wang promised to treat his siblings well. He is young, so he should be fine." When Chen Qishan said this, she suddenly felt that among the daughters of the Chen family, she was the only one who married well, except of course, Chen Jiao'er.

Several aunts of the Ning family took advantage of their free time to talk about the interesting things along the way. They were very articulate, which made Chen Jiao'er very interesting to listen to.

Talking and laughing, time passed quickly, the young ladies of the Ning family must have been prepared, and after writing the poems, they leaned forward and stood quietly, serving tea and water, and taking good care of them.

Occasionally insert two sentences, but also to the end, do not say one more sentence, very ladylike temperament.Chen Jiao'er sighed secretly, if we only talk about these ladies, there are really two outstanding ones.

It's just that marriage is a good thing for two surnames, especially after the prince has just been crowned prince, he pays a lot more attention to the family he is married to.

It's not that you have to be a lady from a high-ranking family. From Chen Jiao'er's own judgment, the prince might avoid such a family.The Qingliu faction has no foundation, and I'm afraid it will be more attractive to the prince.

As for why, it is natural that I don't want to make the emperor feel jealous.Ever since the emperor returned to Beijing, he has not summoned Duke Zhen. All the officials of the queen's family have been completely suppressed.Even the queen kept her head shrunk in the harem. The daughter-in-law of Lord Zhen Guo, the queen's mother, handed over a sign several times to enter the palace, but the queen refused to see her.

Many people are rumoring that Duke Zhen didn't help at the critical moment, which caused the queen to be rejected by the emperor, and the crown prince might not be guaranteed.Zhou Mingyuan, however, was at home, and said with a smile, or if the position of the crown prince was really in danger, he should praise and kill Duke Zhen's lineage, instead of desperately suppressing it.

Although there was only a short sentence, Chen Jiao'er understood what the emperor meant.In order to fear that the queen's family will become more powerful after the crown prince ascends the throne, he will pave the way for him from now on.Presumably Lord Zhen has already figured it out, if he wants his grandson to be the emperor, he must hide his strength and bide his time, and defile himself in front of others.

Only then did Chen Jiao'er understand why Lord Zhen Guo, who was clearly capable of making great contributions, gave the credit to Lu Huo'er and Chang Zaixian.

By analogy, the prince is already a prince, and his son is the emperor's right-hand man.If marrying the second son, he would have to find the powerful daughter of the family. I am afraid that the emperor would not be able to sleep at night, thinking about what the family wanted to do in Longtao.

(End of this chapter)