A Thousand Hills

Chapter 76

Princess Ning Rong is also considered to be an efficient person, but her way of doing things is at least not very attractive to Xie Bai.

Things are simple.

Mrs. Shou'an went to the palace to talk with her daughter, Queen Mother Hu, and Princess Ningrong also went with her. Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wore purple lambskin as inner clothes, and Princess Ningrong was also well versed in the art of language. He smiled and said, "Yi'an honors me and the old lady. She has already made it. It was not so cold before. I want to wear it, but I feel hot. Now it is suitable. The empress also rewarded me last year. I would like to wear it." I feel that Yi'an is warmer, maybe the son-in-law brought it back from Ximan himself, and he is more careful in doing things than the subordinates, which is reassuring."

Hearing this, Concubine Xie just raised the corners of her lips slightly, took a sip of tea, and did not speak, just waiting for Princess Yi'an's answer.Princess Yi'an is not a fool after all. Although she was raised under the Empress Dowager Hu's lap since she was a child, and the Queen Mother Hu who raised her has an average IQ, Princess Yi'an is not very smart and lacks some political literacy. I'm used to the business of you coming and going between concubines and concubines.Princess Ningrong said so, and Princess Yi'an hurriedly said modestly, "The son-in-law is indeed meticulous, but I heard from the son-in-law that the skin also pays attention to the age. This time the purple lamb skin, the tribute presented by Ximan, is incomparable to ordinary people. The son-in-law brought it back and bought it from the market. Aunt Ning Rong thought the leather was good, but she had never seen a tribute from Ximan to the court. I had never seen it before, but I heard from the son-in-law that the purple light is elegant and extraordinary. Fanpin was originally a treasure collected by the Western Man royal family for many years. Although my filial piety to Aunt Ning Rong is good, it is far from being compared with the tribute."

Concubine Xie smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of my mother's jokes. My mother brought me two pieces of purple lamb skin when she entered the palace a few days ago. She also told me that she saw the baby. I saw it. , It’s far worse than what the empress gave me last year. I think Abo gave all the good things to the princess.”

Princess Yi'an listened to Concubine Xie's teasing, and said with a smile, "Concubines are used to joking, I didn't keep any of the top-quality skins, except to honor my grandmother and Aunt Ning Rong, it's from my wife. What my wife gave to my concubine must be the best. It’s just that in this world, I haven’t seen anything better than the ones here.”

After all, Princess Yi'an is the granddaughter of Mrs. Shou'an. In the eyes of Mrs. Shou'an, Princess Yi'an has nothing to say. Hearing Princess Yi'an's treatment of the skin, she couldn't help laughing, "Yi'an is indeed filial."

Princess Yi'an laughed, "Purple lamb skin is rare even in the royal family, and it is even rarer among the common people. My wife used to not be able to wear it. I got it from last year's empress, and I don't lack this."

Mrs. Shou'an and Queen Mother Hu laughed and praised, "If you want to explain the etiquette and reason, you are our princess."

Empress Dowager Hu met Xie Bo first, and liked it very much. Now that Princess Yi'an gets along well with her in-laws, Empress Dowager Hu is naturally also happy, and said with a smile, "That's good." Lambskin.Princess Yi'an got along happily with her husband's family, and she also got a reward.Everyone urged Empress Dowager Hu to show off the treasures of the Ximan royal family. Empress Dowager Hu showed off and received a lot of flattery. At noon, they stayed with Princess Ning Rong, Mrs. Shou'an, and Princess Yi'an for dinner.

Empress Dowager Hu got the baby, and she was reluctant to wear it, so she gave it to Princess Wenkang in private, saying, "The Ai family is old, and you are at the right age to wear it."

Princess Wenkang caressed the soft skin, "I'm just being disrespectful."

"But what is it?" Empress Dowager Hu said angrily, and said, "It would be nice to be a small cloud shoulder along the side of a wide ermine." At the beginning, she was able to win the favor of the late emperor and give birth to a son for the late emperor. The appearance of the empress dowager Hu Needless to say, he also has a lot of experience in dressing up.

Princess Wenkang nodded, "This purple is too deep to be suppressed by other colors. It really has to match the edge of the ermine."

Empress Dowager Hu smiled, "That is."

The mother and daughter talked for a while, Empress Dowager Hu looked at Zi Lambi and then talked about Princess Yi'an, "At first I showed Prime Minister Yi'an Xie Concubine, but now I look at it, it is really good, you can tell from the words of the two of them."

Princess Wenkang said, "I heard that Xie Consort is going to be released, do you want Yi'an to go together?"

Empress Dowager Hu immediately frowned, "Outside? Where are the outsiders going?"

Princess Wenkang couldn't help but remind my old lady, so as not to be a gunman for someone else, she elaborated on the matter, "Thank you son-in-law for this mission to Ximan, which is quite effective. The emperor may want to send him to Xining. "

Empress Dowager Hu said, "How could this be possible? Ai's family heard that Xiyanzi are all barbarians. They are ruthless and blood-drinking, and they are fierce. It's Xie's son-in-law, who just wants to be an official in the imperial capital. Why take such a risk? suffer the hardships."

Princess Wenkang said patiently, "The civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty are not all for the emperor's brother. This world belongs to the emperor's brother. The emperor's brother-in-law is in love with Xie Concubine, and he wants to let him serve outside, and the queen mother is the first. If you don’t agree, you really are partial to your son-in-law. Why don’t you go and tell Brother Huang not to call Xie Mama.”

Empress Dowager Hu has never had any ideas about this. She is good to her daughter, and of course she is not bad to her son.Don't say that the widowed mother values ​​her son, even her old man's status today is all thanks to the emperor's son.As the emperor's son was involved, Empress Dowager Hu hesitated, "I'm not worried about thanking the son-in-law, there is also Yi'an. What will Yi'an do if the son-in-law is released?" Her old man is also really worried about Princess Yi'an.

Princess Wenkang doesn't care whether Princess Yi'an is going or staying, she just doesn't want her mother to become a weapon in the game between the Cheng'en government and the Xie family. Can the eldest princess turn a blind eye to the use of the Ci'an Palace by the Duke Cheng'en's government?Princess Wenkang said casually, "If you don't stay in the imperial capital, let's release it with the son-in-law."

Empress Dowager Hu thought about it again, "Then it's better to stay in the imperial capital, Yi'an has never suffered from such hardships since he was a child."

Princess Wenkang sensed that her mother was too worried, and persuaded her, "Young couples, no matter how good they are, they can't stand not seeing each other for three to five years. The son-in-law is young, and he is sent to work for the court. Someone has to serve."

Empress Dowager Hu frowned and stopped talking. It goes without saying that she valued her son because her son was in power.Empress Dowager Hu deeply believed that a woman in this world, even if she is a princess, must have her own son to live a good life.Empress Dowager Hu tentatively discussed with her daughter, "Why don't I ask Yi'an and the son-in-law to take up the post?"

Princess Wenkang said, "It's up to Yi'an to make up her mind. If Yi'an wants to go, let her go. It doesn't matter if she doesn't want to. The princess of a country, this honor is enough for her to live freely. Queen Mother, you can go." Don't worry about it any more."

Empress Dowager Hu was quite willing to intervene, and still said, "Xining is so far away, Yi'an has to follow, how can the Ai family ignore it."

"I mean, you don't care if she wants to go out or not."

Empress Dowager Hu said, "If your grandmother knew about it, it would be very distressing."

Princess Wenkang smiled, disapproving, "You think grandma doesn't know."

Empress Dowager Hu was startled, "Could it be that your grandmother knew about it?"

"Anyway, she must have received the letter earlier than you." Princess Wenkang said, "It's just that she didn't tell the queen mother."

Empress Dowager Hu said, "That must be because I'm worried if I find out."

"Yes, my grandmother is old, she is the most sensible old man, she knows that this is an important matter for the court, and Yi'an has already married and started the mansion, so how can my grandmother intervene in this matter. It is nothing more than the young couple making their own decisions." Wen Kangchang It's not easy for the princess to say that her uncle's family is not. She just wanted to persuade her mother not to be troublesome today, so she said, "It's not good for grandma to tell the queen mother, but I told the queen mother, and the queen mother knows what she knows."

Empress Dowager Hu has only one son and one daughter. The son is busy with state affairs, and the daughter, Princess Wenkang, often enters the palace. Needless to say, Empress Dowager Hu trusts this daughter.Hearing what her daughter said, Empress Dowager Hu was not a strong-willed person, so she agreed, "That's true. I always thought that Yi'an was a little girl who came here for the first time, and felt that she would grow up in just a blink of an eye. big."

Princess Wenkang agreed with her mother and said a few words, and in the evening, Fang left the palace and went back to the mansion.

Xie Bo knew about what Old Madam Shou'an and Princess Ning Rong did in Ci'an Palace from his mother, Mrs. Xie.As for Mrs. Xie, she naturally learned about it from her daughter, Concubine Xie Gui.

Mrs. Xie was so angry that she discussed with Xie Moru, "I haven't offended his family on weekdays, but last time Mo You was humiliated at the Osmanthus Banquet, our family looked at Princess Yi'an's face and endured it. It's so good, why did it happen?" Set a trap for our family in Ci'an Palace?" People with low IQ may not be able to detect that this is a trap, but the family of Xie's servants, how dare there be anything better than Ci'an Palace.Princess Ning Rong said inside and out that the purple lamb skin that Princess Yi'an gave her was better than what the Empress Dowager gave her last year. There are many villains in the world. There will be a villain to remonstrate.

Xie Moru thought for a while and said, "It's just because I don't want Princess Yi'an to be released with my second uncle."

Mrs. Xie couldn't understand what Cheng'en's mansion was thinking, "What does this have to do with Cheng'en's mansion?" Xie's family had no holidays with Cheng'en's mansion!Xie Bai's surname is Xie, what does it have to do with Cheng'en Gongfu?It's Princess Yi'an, isn't it bad for Princess Yi'an to let it out?Such a rare opportunity, which princess waits for it?

Xie Moru understood the thoughts of Duke Cheng'en's government very well, and said bluntly, "It's nothing more than worrying about Princess Yi'an's position."

"What position?"

Xie Moru stopped talking, the stiff state on Mrs. Xie's face was indescribable.After a long time, Mrs. Xie gritted her teeth and said, "Fortunately, she always wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Eldest Princess."

Xie Moru didn't show any emotion on his face.

Mrs. Xie misses Princess Ningping so much, it's not that Princess Ningping has done her any good. In fact, Mrs. Xie was so low at the time, it was difficult to see Princess Ningping.Even after Mrs. Xie became in-laws with Princess Ningping, the two didn't communicate much.

Mrs. Xie would say such things, not because she missed Princess Ningping as a person, but mainly because she missed Princess Ningping's wisdom.No matter how much Princess Ning Ping puts her under various pressures in terms of identity and IQ, at least Princess Ning Ping is a normal person, and she will never do such stupid tricks like Princess Ning Rong.The family of in-laws, even if they don't mean to watch over and help each other, they just have nothing to do with each other. I've never seen such a sabotage.

Even Mrs. Xie is such an ordinary housewife, she can't understand that Princess Ningrong can do such a wonderful thing.

Princess Ningrong is a smart person both inside and out, and Mrs. Xie really felt that Princess Ningrong was no worse than Princess Ningping.Now Mrs. Xie understands that there is no comparison at all, she must have been blind before, and only then felt that Princess Ning Rong is wise.Only after this relationship can we know what the gap is.

Mrs. Xie really misses the wisdom of Princess Ningping. Even if she looks up at a high mountain, she can't understand it. At least she won't do this kind of thing - stop Princess Yi'an from making progress!

It really stopped Princess Yi'an from making progress!

Although Princess Yi'an is a princess, she is not a real royal family member. Princess Yi'an's biological father is Tang Jinshang's uncle. It is all because of her good relationship with Jinshang and the fact that she died early. After all, her surname is Mu, a member of the royal family. For Ding Buwang, it was extremely rare to catch someone surnamed Mu, so Yi'an made an exception and sealed the princess.

But in the final analysis, Princess Yi'an is different from the real brands of Princess Yongfu and Princess Changtai. Now that she can be released with Xie Bai, Princess Yi'an, as a royal family, also has its identity and significance. She will return after a few years of release. The imperial capital is also an opportunity for the princess to show her face.

Such an opportunity is so rare and precious.

Since Emperor Taizu of the Eastern Mu Dynasty, there have been many women presiding over the government. The Xie family did not expect Princess Yi'an to have the skills of Queen Mother Cheng and Princess Ningping, but if it can increase Princess Yi'an's political weight, thank you. Everyone loves it.

Now, what does Princess Ningrong mean? Are you afraid that Princess Yi'an will be released with Xie Bai, or do you want to directly mess up Xie Bai's errand?
No matter what the plan was, Mrs. Xie couldn't get angry.

It was the Xie family's expectation to increase Princess Yi'an's political weight. Of course, Princess Yi'an's political orientation had to be guided a little bit, but the Xie family did not intend to separate Princess Yi'an from the Cheng'en government.

It's Duke Cheng'en's mansion. Is this going to turn their backs?
Xie Bo said to his father and brother, "I'm afraid that the Cheng'en government will regenerate right and wrong."

Xie Moru said, "Crying, making trouble, hanging himself, nothing new."

However, there has always been only a thousand-year-old thief, and no thousand-year-old thief.

It doesn't matter what kind of tactics the Cheng'en government uses, the Xie family has no way to directly kill the emperor's uncle's family right now, they can only be careful.

Princess Ning Rong's plan failed, so she immediately made another plan.Emperor Mu Yuan confirmed Xie Bai's release, and after discussing with the cabinet, he issued a decree, because it is the new year now, and he will start his journey after the next year.

The fate of Princess Yi'an has also been decided. Since Xie Bai returned to the imperial capital, the relationship between husband and wife has grown further. Take care of him."

Empress Dowager Hu here has Princess Wenkang who has been vaccinated first. Since it is the national policy of the emperor's son, Empress Dowager Hu has no objection. In addition, you should pay more attention to yourself. Hey, if you are bullied, tell someone to come back to Aijia, and Aijia will make the decision for you." She couldn't help being sad, and Princess Yi'an's eyes were slightly red.She was in Ci'an Palace since she was a child, but Ci'an Palace already had two princesses, Yongfu and Changtai. Never wronged her.

Princess Yi'an held back her tears and persuaded, "The thing I'm most worried about is my aunt."

"Ai's family is in the palace, eating well and sleeping well, there is nothing to worry about."

Eldest Princess Ning Rong said, "Even if you want to go out with the son-in-law, you might as well let the son-in-law go first, and you will leave when the weather is warmer, it's the same."

Princess Yi'an laughed, "There is no need to toss about twice, Aunt Ning Rong knows me, and she is not a delicate person. Besides, even though it is cold, it can't freeze me."

Princess Ningrong said, "Whenever you are free, go to Cheng'en Gong's mansion to see the old lady, she will not be at ease if she doesn't see you."

Princess Yi'an smiled and agreed.

Empress Dowager Hu didn't say anything, and Princess Ningrong couldn't say anything to stop Princess Yi'an, but Mrs. Shou'an, just after the New Year, saw Princess Xie Bai Yi'an was about to leave, but she fell ill.

The illness was still serious, so Emperor Mu Yuan directly sent an imperial doctor to live in Cheng'en Gong's mansion.

How can Princess Yi'an go now, not to mention Mrs. Xie, even Xie Shangshu feels that the Cheng'en government's move is too cheap.Xie Moru said indifferently, "Lady Shou'an is critically ill, why don't you write a letter to ask Marquis Nan'an to return to the imperial capital to attend to her sickness."

Marquis of Nan'an, the third son of Princess Ning Rong, stationed in Nan'an Pass, he was granted the title of Marquis due to his military exploits, and he is in charge of the Nan'an garrison.

(End of this chapter)