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Chapter 212
When Dong Yuan and Qiangwei walked around the corner gate of Marquis Yanxi's mansion, they met Hua Ren, the first-class maid beside the eldest lady.

When she saw Dong Yuan's master and servant, she was stunned for a moment, and then smiled lightly as if she suddenly realized: "Grandma Jiugu is going to Rongde Pavilion, right? Grandma Ergu just went there. The servant girl led the way for Grandma Jiugu, and the corner door has been reopened here. You haven't seen it yet?" walk by."

What Huaren meant was that the Yanxihou Mansion and Zhenxianhou Mansion had reconnected, and there was a shortcut to the old lady.

Dong Yuan smiled and thanked, followed Hua Ren to Rongde Pavilion.

The second girl, Xue Dongyu, really spoke in front of the old lady.

Seeing Dong Yuan coming, she was not surprised, and greeted Dong Yuan with a smile.

Dong Yuan returned her gift, and hurriedly bowed to the old lady.

The old lady had a rosy complexion and a kind face, she couldn't help but smile from the corners of her eyes when she saw Dong Yuan approaching.

"Don't need to serve your mother-in-law?" After saluting, the old lady pulled Dong Yuan to sit beside her and asked about the Sheng family.

Dong Yuan said: "Mother didn't come today. She caught the cold and couldn't go out, so I asked my second sibling and I to congratulate the eldest aunt."

The old lady nodded slightly.

Shengjing in the winter months is extremely cold, and if you are not careful, you will be infected with the wind and cold.Regarding such minor illnesses, the old lady didn't ask much.She turned to ask Brother Cheng how he was.

Dong Yuan answered them one by one.

The second sister Xue Dongyu also smiled and sat aside to listen quietly.

The old lady took a break and said to Xue Dongyu: "Your mother is also busy with guests, you go to your mother to serve. Grandmother is here, and your ninth sister is with you."

Xue Dong said yes, got up and bowed to leave.

As soon as she left, the old lady asked Dong Yuan: "Did the empress announce you into the palace recently?"

Dong Yuan was slightly surprised, she did not expect the old lady to ask such a question.She didn't hide anything, and told the old lady what the Empress Empress announced her entry into the palace a few days ago.

"I've heard my father-in-law tell Tianhe that the candidate for the crown princess probably won't be the granddaughter of Princess Wen Jing." Dong Yuan said, "What the empress means is that the eldest brother's daughter, Sister Rui, can enter the palace. My own niece, always be considerate."

The old lady was not surprised at all when she heard this, and said with a calm smile: "The empress's thoughts are nothing more than fear that the harem's power will fall to the side. She also has good intentions."

It can be seen that the empress's movements are known to the old Hou Ye and the old lady.

After a pause, the old lady said again: "Your second sister said that the Empress also announced to her several times that she wanted to find a job as a doctor in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for your second brother-in-law. Your second sister said that your second brother-in-law is a lazy person, and it is difficult to take a big job. Pushed the queen's kindness. But the queen repeatedly told her to go in and talk..."

The second sister and the Empress Empress are biological sisters, so it is understandable that the Empress Empress wants to increase the rank and rank of the second brother-in-law.

It's just that at this moment before, if he acted so rashly, would it cause criticism?
"What does the Empress mean..." Dong Yuan asked the old lady in a soft voice, "Does she still want Sister Rui to be chosen as the Crown Princess, and is she thinking that Second Sister will also help persuade grandfather?"

Dong Yuan had already heard a little about Xue Fengrui's election as the Crown Princess who disagreed with Xue Fengrui from Sheng Xiuyi.

The old lady sighed softly: "The empress is afraid. In the past, the empress dowager was not easy to get along with. She worked under the empress dowager and the former empress for many years, and raised her highness with fear. Now it is so easy to be an empress, but Always restless."

This is to say that although the empress empress is the mother of the world, she always feels insecure and wants to hold everything in her hands.

Her thoughts conflicted with Master Xue's plans.

"Your second sister came to see grandma and said that she listened to her grandfather and grandma and didn't get involved with the Crown Princess. Sister Yuan, grandma will also tell you that you and Tianhe should stay out of it." The old lady said earnestly, "The empress is here all day Harem, what she sees is only the square inch of the inner palace. Our family is not suitable for meddling in the selection of concubines."

Dong Yuan already knew that the Xue family didn't want to get involved in the crown prince's choice of concubine, and she and Sheng Xiuyi didn't want to get involved even more.They are not upstarts, and they don't think about opportunism. They stand in the right direction in the matter of the prince's concubine selection, hoping that it will greatly benefit his official career in the future.

Only an upstart would take such a risk.

The Xue family will not, and the Sheng family will not.

In Dong Yuan's perception, the Sheng family is avoiding suspicion, and the Xue family is afraid that it will overflow if it is too full.

But the old lady continued: "Your grandfather and I don't know what the empress is thinking? Among our family's descendants, there are not many who have truly learned from others. In the future, the empress will grow old, and the favor of the Xue family will gradually disappear. It is of course the best to be a descendant of two generations, and it can guarantee the family's prosperity and prosperity for a long time."

Dong Yuan was taken aback.

It turns out that the old lady thinks that the Xue family doesn't need to hide from the limelight?

So the Xue family is unwilling to get involved in this matter, is there another reason?

She listened quietly.

"...But the Xue family does not have such a position. If the Xue family intervenes in some matters, they will be criticized in the future." The old lady sighed, "Sister Yuan, if the empress announces you to enter the palace again, you will tell me She said it was her grandmother's words: the old Hou Ye and the empress have the same heart. The Xue family will only do better for the empress..."

Dong Yuan didn't quite understand the reason, nor did he understand what the old lady's position was.

She always thought that Xue's family wanted to prevent Hua Zhuojin from being feared.

But the old lady meant that this was not the main reason.

The Xue family had no other choice.

This is roughly what Sheng Xiuyi said, "Your Majesty, besides the crown prince, there is one other person who worries about you".The other person His Majesty can't let go of should be the Xue family's constraints.

Although he didn't understand, Dong Yuan still nodded slightly, and assured the old lady: "Tianhe has always been stable, and we don't covet high officials and rich salary, so naturally we won't go for a job at this moment. Don't worry, grandma."

The smile in the eyes of the old lady deepened, and she nodded slightly.

The grandfather and grandson talked for a while in the inner room, and the topic changed from the prince's choice of concubine to the matters of the Xue family's houses.

Dong Yuan avoided the fifth room, and didn't ask about the fifth wife and the twelfth sister Xue Donglin, but only asked about the other rooms.

"Your third sister-in-law is pregnant again." The old lady mentioned Mrs. Cai, the wife of the eldest son, with a very affectionate tone, "Today, your aunt's wedding banquet was held at your aunt's place. I promised her to help. Now it has only been diagnosed for two months. I Let her rest, she insists on making a fuss, just like a child."

The tone is full of love.

Dong Yuan felt that the old lady's preferences were very strange.Among the granddaughters in the family, she likes Dong Yuan and the fourth sister Xue Dongting who are gentle and motivated and hardworking; while among the daughter-in-laws, she likes the vigorous and cheerful third wife and third grandmother.

She smiled slightly, and said, "I don't even know. In a few days, bring a gift and come to visit Third Sister-in-law."

The old lady just smiled.

"Is Second Aunt okay?" Dong Yuan asked again.

The smile in the old lady's eyes faded slightly, she shook her head and said: "It's getting worse. Recently, I heard from your third sister-in-law that your second aunt often dreams of your second uncle at night. The matter of Sister Rong made her suffer a lot. The body is weak, because the matter of Sister Rong is empty, and I can't come back..."

Dong Yuan's heart also sank.

She still remembered Fifth Sister's words on the eve of her wedding.

Fifth Sister, who has lived two lives, is the life she is getting now, is it what she wants?If the second aunt died because of her, would it become an eternal burden in her heart?

People who are as tolerant as the old lady feel that the second lady's health is so poor now, because she was worried about the fifth sister and left behind.

What happened to the second wife was all caused by the fifth sister.

"...The last time the Empress came down, she invited some of us, and even asked about Fifth Sister." Dong Yuan said to the old lady, "She said, find a suitable time for Fifth Sister and Fifth Sister-in-law to come back to Beijing... ..."

The old lady was slightly stunned, and then asked Dong Yuan carefully, why did the queen empress say such things at that time.

Dong Yuan told the old lady why the empress deliberately led the prince to choose a concubine.The queen empress only started with the fifth sister's matter, leading to her wanting to interfere in the prince's choice of concubine.

The hope floating in the old lady's heart dissipated immediately, and she sighed helplessly.

Then he told Dong Yuan about the fifth brother-in-law Xiao Xuanqin: "...that child is very stubborn, and he doesn't want anything sent by the family. The two of them built two thatched houses to live in. The Xiao family used to be well-clothed and well-fed, so it was difficult for him to do this Endure hardship. Your grandfather often said that the child was a malleable talent when he was mistaken."

It is said that it is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.Xiao Xuanqin used to be a dandy, enjoying the wealth and honor in the world, but suddenly falling into poverty, ordinary people would find it unbearable.Everyone would think that he couldn't bear it.

When he endured such a gap and became self-reliant, he won the favor and admiration of everyone.

Dong Yuan comforted the old lady with a smile: "Why is Fifth Sister's vision so bad? Grandma, Fifth Sister is still young, who can predict what will happen in the future? She will always come back... Fifth Sister-in-law has integrity and will not let Fifth Sister suffer. "

Can come back, when can come back, no one can predict.

But relatives always comfort and give each other hope in this way.

The old lady smiled and said yes, she will always come back.

After talking for a long while, Dong Yuan followed the old lady to the Marquis of Yanxi's mansion until the eldest lady and the eldest grandmother came to ask the old lady to sit down in person.

At the banquet, Dong Yuan met many distant relatives, close friends, and female relatives from aristocratic families.Everyone greeted each other, and it was very lively.

After the meal, the Da Furen invited everyone to the front to listen to the play.

The old lady reasoned that her health was not good, so she went back to Rongde Pavilion first.

Dong Yuan stayed at the table.

After the banquet, everyone gathered in the Yingchun Building to listen to the opera.Dong Yuan was arranged in the Xishao Room, where she met her second sister Xue Dongyu and fourth sister Xue Dongting.

The second sister is with the female relatives of the Duke of Shan Kingdom, and the fourth sister is with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Yao of the Dingyuan Hou Mansion.

Dong Yuan and Second Mistress Ge Shi came in, and everyone saluted one after another.

Second Mistress's eyes fell on the female relatives of the Duke of Shan Kingdom.

She was looking for the seventh miss of the Shan family, Shan Jiayu, the fiancee of the third master of the Sheng family.

After watching for a while, she still couldn't see who it was.

After sitting down, the Second Mistress whispered to Dong Yuan: "Sister-in-law, who is the Seventh Miss of the Shan family?"

Dong Yuan smiled and looked over.In the crowd, Shan Jiayu, who was wearing lotus root-colored clove and collared satin jacket, did not wear any makeup, and had a fair face with a bit of shyness. He followed Shan Guogong's wife Xue Dongyu, looking docile and well-behaved.

Dong Yuan quietly pointed it out to Second Mistress.

(End of this chapter)