A Thousand Hills

Chapter 36

On the second day, Mrs. Xie went to the third old master's house again.

Xie Moru and Xie Moyou followed Mr. Ji to study in Huazhang Hall as usual. Near noon, Suxin, the maid of Songbaiyuan, hurried over to report, "Eldest girl, second girl, your majesty in the palace is rewarded by the servants, and the wife has gone to the third elder Madam's house." The aunt is not a serious master, not to mention that the two aunts are living in seclusion now, so they have to come to report to the two girls.

Xie Moyou hurriedly said, "Hurry up and ask your wife to come back."

Su Xin couldn't breathe well and said, "I have already sent someone to invite you."

Xie Mo said worriedly, what else is there?Suxin finally took a breath and said, "The servant said that there is something to give to Mrs. Wei."

Mrs. Wei Guo?

Xie Moyou's first reaction was, who is this?
Xie Moru didn't know either, but when he saw Suxin looking at him, he knew it immediately, so he said to Mr. Ji, "Sir, there is something at home, and my wife is not at home. Mo You and I will go and have a look."

Mr. Ji smiled, "Go."

Xie Moru asked Wutong to stay and clean up his pen and ink, and took Xie Moyou and Suxin to Songbaiyuan.Xie Zhong's daughter-in-law was already waiting, and when she saw the two sisters coming, she immediately reported, "The man in my family is talking with the servant, and the maidservant has sent someone to invite the wife back to the mansion, where is the eldest grandma, and the elder girl sees... ..." Mrs. Wei Guo, if the servant hadn't mentioned this name, Xie Zhong's daughter-in-law would not have remembered it.

Xie Moru sat down and said calmly, "No hurry, grandma will be back soon." But Xie Moyou was very shocked. Didn't mother say that the Fang family was wiped out? Sealed?
Xie Zhong's daughter-in-law was at a loss for ideas, seeing Xie Moru say this, she felt relieved, took out a gift list from her sleeve, stepped forward two steps, "Miss, this is a reward list prepared by the servant." She said and handed it over go up.

Su Xin took it and handed it to Xie Moru. Xie Moru glanced at it, handed it to Xie Moyou, and said to Xie Zhong's daughter-in-law, "Sister-in-law, sit down, this is very good, just prepare according to this." The servant did not come for nothing.

Xie Zhong's wife sat next to the embroidered stool.

Su'e brings tea, the palace rewards the big thing, the unlucky grandmother is not here, Xie Mo is worried and anxious, how can he still eat tea.Stealing a peek at Xie Moru, Xie Moru is still in the same old picture for 800 years, sipping fragrant tea leisurely.Seeing Xie Moru like this, Xie Moyou simply gave up on drinking tea.

Mrs. Xie came back very quickly. Rewards from imperial concubines are common. Today, His Majesty actually gave her a gift. Could it be that... the third old lady was in a hurry, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and go home to see if there is anything wrong."

Mrs. Xie was still stable, anyway, she had finished what she had to say, and said, "I only hope that if I persuade my younger sister Yan, she will listen to me a little bit, and it will not be in vain for me to come here."

Xie Yan's patience and character are just like her mother's, and she said repeatedly, "I remember, sister-in-law, go quickly, don't make the waiter wait for a long time." Isn't it that I will hold Xie Moru in the future... Although this kind of thing is disgusting, but Well, the Xie family is all counting on the Shangshu Mansion, even though Xie Yan inherited her mother's snobbery, the more she is, the easier it is to be persuaded.

Mrs. Xie resigned from the mother and daughter of the three old ladies and hurried home.

The servant who came to reward this time was not the servant that Concubine Xie often reprimanded, but Yufen, the servant next to the emperor, who was the father-in-law who gave the marriage decree last time.

Mrs. Xie went home, cleaned up a little, and ordered someone to invite Eunuch Yu in.Mrs. Xie was commanding the second grade, and she bowed to her father-in-law and said, "Your Majesty has something for Mrs. Wei."

This sentence makes Mrs. Xie so worried. Mrs. Xie thinks that she has lived at this age, and has experienced a lot of ups and downs, but she has nothing to do with Dujuanyuan.Fortunately, Mrs. Xie looked at Xie Moru, and Xie Moru said, "My mother lives in seclusion and doesn't like to see outsiders. If Your Majesty grants something, I will accept it on behalf of my mother. It's the same."

Eunuch Yu was not ordinary among the eunuchs if he managed to go out of the palace to pass orders. He couldn't help looking at Xie Moru, so it turned out that this was the daughter of Mrs. Wei.Eunuch Yu's first reaction was that the child did not look like Mrs. Wei Guo, so Xie Moru said, "Of course, if Eunuch insists on seeing my mother, I will go there right away, but I don't know if my mother is willing to go out to meet her. "

Eunuch Yu did not insist on asking Fang to accept the order, but instead said, "Your Majesty cares about Mrs. Wei Guo very much."

Xie Moru immediately understood that she had to say something so that the father-in-law could go back to work.Xie Moru said in a deep voice, "My mother has been protected by His Majesty for many years. Today, Your Majesty has given you something. I thank you on behalf of my mother. I thank Your Majesty for remembering my mother all these years so that she can preserve her dignity. Some people regard dignity as dung, while others regard dignity as life." .Your Majesty preserves the dignity of the mother, which is to preserve her life."

Eunuch Yu couldn't help looking deeply at Xie Moru, he was always by your side, and he had seen many people.He deeply remembered the former Mrs. Wei and her mother, Princess Ningping. Who taught this little girl to respond like this?No, words can be taught, but at this age, demeanor cannot deceive people.Eunuch Yu secretly sighed that this terrible lineage has been able to continue.

Yu Gonggong said, "The girl is too much like the eldest princess." Yes, this little girl not only does not resemble her mother in appearance, but also does not resemble her mother in temperament.In fact, in my conscience, Xie Moru's appearance does not look like the eldest princess, but when she opened her mouth, the unique calmness and dignity made Eunuch Yu immediately think of the eldest princess, and he couldn't help it. Eunuch Yu said this Words: The girl is too much like the eldest princess.

Mrs. Xie's complexion changed dramatically, but Xie Moru was not moved at all, and smiled slightly, "My father-in-law was the first person to say this to me. I think there will be second, third, and countless people who will say this in the future." Whether it is No matter what the intention is, someone will always talk about it.

Eunuch Yu's heart trembled, and he cupped his hands, "This old slave is talkative." He handed out a reward.

Xie Moru gave thanks for his mother.

Then, Eunuch Yu also awarded Concubine Xie a reward.Mrs. Xie gave a plate of small toys to Eunuch Yu, and the servant who came with Eunuch Yu took it away, and Eunuch Yu thanked him and said goodbye.

As soon as Eunuch Yu left, Mrs. Xie lightly reprimanded Xie Moru, "You are too courageous."

Xie Moru just laughed and didn't say much.

Mrs. Xie was in awe of the royal family, but she couldn't get angry when she thought of Xie Moru's appearance of lifting weights in front of her father-in-law. She still said, "Be careful." Xie Moru's temperament is indeed not easy to please the elders, smart and tough , will make people unconsciously keep their distance.

Xie Moru said, "Don't worry, grandma."

Mrs. Xie sighed, "How can I rest assured." The mother and daughter in Du Juanyuan are not afraid of life and death, because their life and death are in the hands of the emperor, so Xie Moru talked and laughed freely to the emperor's servants, which is called courage.There are thousands of people in the Xie clan, how can they not be afraid?
Xie Moru saluted and went back to the Rhododendron Courtyard.

Grandma Zhang was quite surprised to see that her eldest daughter brought back so many rewards, Xie Moru just said, "Classify and keep it." The emperor's gifts are nothing more than gold, jade, jewelry, silk and satin.She never lacks these things.What the Dujuan Court lacks is the emperor's statement. Now that the emperor has made his statement, the purpose has been achieved. As for these Xu objects, it doesn't matter.

After changing clothes, Xie Moru went to have dinner with his mother, and didn't say a word about the emperor's reward.

At noon, I read a few pages of books to pass the time, and in the afternoon, I went to Songbaiyuan to study housekeeping with Mrs. Xie.Now the most important thing in the family is nothing more than the matter of the Lord Xie Bai, who is said to be the Lord, but in fact it is the same as the bride, the princess has her own princess mansion, there is no need for the Xie family to prepare everything.Xie's family only needs to prepare their son, but Xie's family also has to prepare a courtyard, or Xie Bai will bring the princess to live there for a while, or it will be Xie Bai's residence after marriage.Of course, no matter how big the courtyard is, it may not be as big as the Rhododendron Courtyard.Mrs. Xie opened up the two courtyards on the west side behind the main courtyard, and now it has been tidied up almost, and the furniture and furnishings inside are all new.

Mrs. Xie brought her two granddaughters to visit today. Xie Moyou saw that the yard was full of rare and exotic plants, and the indoor things were all exquisite.

Mrs. Xie smiled, although Princess Yi'an is only His Majesty's cousin, she has already been conferred the title of Princess, and her identity is here.What's more, Princess Yi'an's biological mother, Princess Hu, is the niece of the Empress Dowager Hu's direct relatives, and Princess Yi'an is quite favored in the palace, so the Xie family should prepare carefully.

Mrs. Xie asked, "What do you think of this yard?"

Xie Moru said, "Very good." At least this yard is full of sincerity from the Xie family.

Mrs. Xie shook her head and smiled slightly, "You have the problem of cherishing words like gold, but you are a bit like Master Jinsu."

Xie Moru didn't know much about the outside world, and Xie Moyou didn't know much, Xie Moyou spoke quickly, and asked, "Grandma, isn't Master Su as quiet as big sister?"

Mrs. Xie laughed, "Master Su is taciturn by nature. I heard that he can't speak three words a day at home. Mrs. Su was annoyed that he didn't speak, so she jokingly called him a thousand dollars. People in the world are narrow-minded, so Mr. Su got this nickname."

Looking at the new courtyard prepared for the princess, Mrs. Xie was in a good mood, and picked up a few faults for the daughter-in-law in charge to note down, while telling her granddaughter interesting stories about the imperial capital, "The names of the young masters of the Su family are called interesting. The name is silent, so he is silent. The three sons of the Su family are named Yan, Yu, and Yun respectively. The talented Su who wrote the script is Su Yun, the eldest son of his family."

Not to mention Xie Moyou, even Xie Moru found it interesting and smiled a little.

After seeing the new courtyard, Mrs. Xie went back to Songbaiyuan to rest, and also sent her two sisters to rest.Xie Moru went back to the Rhododendron Yard, and Xie Moyou also went back to the Shaoyao Yard to do needlework. The birth mother's feet were grounded there, and several younger brothers were younger than her. .Although she can't do big things, she's just small things, at least let the younger brothers know that there is a sister with them.

Twisting will always make people grow, and Xie Moyou is no exception.

In the evening, Xie's father and son went home, and they knew about His Majesty's reward for Fang.Xie Shangshu rejoiced that this step was finally right.

Mrs. Xie discussed with her husband, "I'm going to thank you tomorrow, do you want to take Mo Ru with me?"

Just as Xie Shangshu was about to say something, he said, "Send someone to ask Mo Ru what he means." He had already made up his mind, but if Xie Mo Ru wanted to enter the palace, maybe.

For such things, Su Lan would go with her.Su Lan came back quickly, and said, "The eldest girl said that she doesn't understand the palace rules, and she doesn't have a summons from the palace, so she won't go, please thank my wife."

Xie Shangshu said, "Let Abo serve you into the palace."

Mrs. Xie was a little worried, "Will it be too rude?"

Xie Shangshu patted the back of his wife's hand, "Don't worry." If Xie is nothing like mediocrity, the Xie family will decide for her.Now, Xie Moru is so outstanding, she has first-class judgment, so it is good for the Xie family to be her mother family.However, even if Xie Moru didn't enter the palace to represent his mother Xie En, after thinking about it, he knew that entering the palace would not be peaceful.Xie Shangshu told his wife again.Mrs. Xie was silent for a moment after hearing this, and asked, "Is this the end?"

Xie Shangshu said, "Back then, supporting His Majesty's personal administration was the loyalty of a minister. Your Majesty bestowed the Fang family on Asong, and it is our eldest granddaughter. Her surname is Xie. No matter whether she is mediocre or outstanding, she is always Xie. If She is mediocre, and it is not a bad thing to live in the world. Now she is knowledgeable, open-minded, and understands loyalty. Your Majesty has a world, and there are countless capable ministers. The world is so big, can't there be room for a little girl? Anyone who thinks like this will underestimate His Majesty." How the Dujuan Court will be depends on His Majesty's will.If Xie Moru is mediocre, Xie Shangshu doesn't mind doing something to offend Fang.However, Xie Moru is so outstanding, Fang's surname is Fang, but Xie Moru's surname is Xie.This granddaughter, as long as there is a chance, he will help her and help her survive this long night, just like he helped His Majesty survive the long years before taking office.

Mrs. Xie has always been in charge of the inner house.But outside matters, I still have to listen to my husband's judgment.Mrs. Xie nodded, "What the master said is true." Husband actually has such confidence in Xie Moru? !

It was an ordinary night and an extraordinary night.Dujuanyuan rested on time as usual, lying in bed, Xie Moru suffered from rare insomnia.Her eyes were lightly closed, her breathing was steady and even, even if she didn't fall asleep, she didn't have any flaws.However, she knew that she was still worried.

What are you worried about?Xie Moru asked himself.

In this world, either success or failure.

So, will Mrs. Xie enter the palace tomorrow, success or failure?
(End of this chapter)