Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 59

When the news reached the Shao family, Mrs. Shao did not expect such a result at all.

The emperor directly took back the title of the Shao family, saying it was only temporarily, and did not say when to give it back, so wouldn't the title of the Shao family just disappear?

Perhaps at this time, the Tai Furen really realized that this was not the time when the late Emperor was alive, nor was it the time when General Gu was still alive. Now that there is peace and prosperity, military officers no longer have such a big voice. The minister, the minister who could talk in front of the emperor, had the opposite effect and did not win anything at all.

This result was beyond their expectations.

Mrs. Tai didn't expect, and Mr. Shao also didn't expect that Ding You's three years, could it be so ridiculous to go to Shao's house? He was born in Shao's house, he is the eldest son of Shao, and his maternal ancestor's family is much better than theirs. These are all as they should be.

But no matter how dissatisfied with the emperor's decision, what can they do? They still dare not propose to divide the family. If the family is divided, the Shaohou Mansion will be divided into two, and the title will never come back

In the blink of an eye, the new year is coming, and the Shao family is even more depressed because of the title. The eldest family is depressed, and the third and fourth bedrooms will also take the initiative to go to the fun. Because of the filial piety period, Lin Qingran did not return to the Lin family this first year. pay a New Year call.

During the filial piety period, I am afraid of offending others, and weddings and funerals are always taboo.

After the reunion dinner at Shao's family on New Year's Eve, each went back to each courtyard to spend their own New Year in peace. For the first time, Lin Qingran felt that this year was too unpleasant.

Don't look at the fact that this family is very prosperous, the mansion is very impersonal, all houses and courtyards are closed, living in a mansion is like living in a small town, and the road is just outside your own yard. There is not much communication in ordinary life, and the reason is actually very simple. If there is hatred between the elders, the younger generations will not be able to get close, not to mention that the first and second families are already stiff on the surface.

It's just that just after the new year, a major event happened in the Prince's Mansion, which drew everyone's attention. The two-year-old second son of the Prince's Mansion died on the morning of the seventh day of the new year.

How unlucky it is to encounter such a big event just after the new year, the emperor's grandson died, which caused panic. The news from the prince's mansion said that the little county master did not die of illness, but He didn't fall and knock, but was poisoned to death.

The emperor was furious and sent people to investigate. From the servants of the young county lord to those who were in charge of the meals in the prince's mansion, he went in and out of those people and checked them all. He didn't find the murderer, but he found a shocking one. It was poisoned. The food was originally for the grandson, the little county master was greedy, the grandson loved his younger brother, and gave the food to the younger brother, but accidentally poisoned the little county master to death.

If it is said that Xiaojun Lord is going to be poisoned to death, others can think of it as a fight between the concubines in the prince's mansion, but if the grandson is to be poisoned, this is directly upgraded to a fight for the heir to the throne.

Everyone knows that the crown prince is still not liked by the emperor at this age. The crown prince was established because he was born by the empress, but the crown prince's qualifications are really mediocre, so it can be said that he is not a qualified heir. He is deeply liked by the emperor, and the emperor often calls him into the palace.

The emperor is in his prime of life. Without exception, there are still many years for the emperor to do. He can wait for his grandson to grow up. The prince is the eldest son, and the grandson is the eldest grandson. If he wants to act as a reasonable heir to the throne, he must do it as soon as possible. .

In the first month of the new year, because of the death of the little princess in the prince's mansion, people in Luodu City were investigating all the time. The people in the prince's mansion were cleared out, and even the people around the grandson and the two little princesses were changed. , Until mid-February, some evidence was found from many clues.

These evidences point to a not-so-famous concubine in the inner palace, who lived in the fifth-rank Jieyu, who was pregnant more than a year ago, but had an accidental miscarriage. Sun.

Five or six months after a fall, Jieyu lost her body and was still a boy, so she hated her grandson.

Being able to conceive a child in the harem, and being a prince, being a biological mother is more expensive than a child, at least you have to go up two levels. This collision with the grandson is fine. Jieyu lost her child because of avoidance. As the grandson's biological grandmother, Later, the queen also took care of Jieyu a lot.

It's just that people are not grateful for the care, and they still hate the loss of their children. They try to find an opportunity to let the grandson's life for another, follow the queen for a long time, and bribe a few who may be sent to the prince's mansion The serving maid looked for an opportunity to poison the grandson's food, but she didn't think that the good boy, the grandson, loved his younger brother. Seeing that the younger brother liked it, she let him eat first. After a while, his face turned blue and his mouth was foaming, and it was too late when the imperial doctor arrived

These were all confessed when these people were caught, and this Chen Jieyu was also straightforward. When she was finally brought, she waited for all the evidence to be presented, and she confessed directly. Justify yourself.

According to Chen Jieyu's confession before her death, although it was a pity that she didn't poison the grandson, but poisoning a small county lord of the prince's mansion and the younger brother of the grandson was avenged for her son, which was enough to kill her.

Chen Jieyu finally died of drinking poison.

All the evidence found her here seems to be the end, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the matter is not so simple, Chen Jieyu is a fifth-rank concubine, how capable is the deep palace to bribe the queen to choose to send to the crown prince? How capable are the maids of the mansion to find such a powerful and rare poison, and there are more than twenty people involved, and she doesn't rely on her mother's family, the Chen family, at all.

So this matter did not stop because of Chen Jieyu's death, but the investigation turned from the bright side to the dark side, how much tail can be found in the end.

It was already the end of February, and all the ministers were cautious when they went to court.

The emperor has no grandson, and the results of the investigation are not very satisfactory, so the emperor's emotions are even more unpredictable. When he saw an unsatisfactory memorial during the court, whoever made a mistake, it was a matter of directly smashing the memorial.

Coincidentally, at the beginning of the year, the places that were hit by snow disasters were being rebuilt. As the weather warmed up, there were many diseases and diseases in the beginning of spring.

Those few old ministers who originally wanted to take advantage of the joy of spring at the beginning of the year to bring up the issue of the Shaohou Mansion's title, after these incidents, no longer dared to add to the fire, and it was a loss to themselves not myself
For the Shao family, a hundred days have passed, except for the two masters who have kept their filial piety for three years, the rest of them have given up their hundred-day filial piety and changed into plain clothes.

The fourth lady in the third room has been in her body for more than eight months, and the third lady found Mrs. Wen and the nanny early. This afternoon, Lin Qingran was invited to accompany her to look at the embroidery pictures in Mrs. Yu's room.

Those are all embroidered pictures on the bellyband. The child was born in April, and it will be hot summer soon after a few months. Yu pointed to a few favorites and said to Lin Qingran, "The ones you gave me Bu, I made some clothes for the child, and there are still a lot left."

"Embroidered handkerchiefs are also good." Lin Qingran walked around the Shao's house, except for the third room where the Yu family would often send someone to invite her, the second room was not married and the fourth girl would occasionally come to sit in the Chenxiang courtyard.

Yu frowned suddenly, and then smiled at Lin Qingran, "This child has become more and more active recently." As he spoke, he took Lin Qingran's hand and stroked the position where the child moved just now. The palm of my hand was gently pushed, life is wonderful.

It moved and switched to the other side, which was a relative response. The child in the belly felt the people outside, and would respond gently, once and for all.

After a while it calmed down, Lin Qingran withdrew her hand, "I'm tired."

"Sometimes they can move for more than an hour, and they still refuse to stop at night." Yu Shi said, with deep anticipation for the child in her belly.

The maid outside the house came in to ask for instructions, saying that Aunt Ruan had come to pay her respects. Lin Qingran wanted to avoid it, but Yu beckoned her to stay, "It's just a treat, why are you leaving? You're just a concubine."

After Mrs. Yu finished speaking, she had already brought her in. Seeing Lin Qingran was there, Aunt Ruan was surprised, she quickly withdrew, and greeted Mrs. Yu politely.

When she was a concubine, Aunt Ruan's beauty was well-known in the Shao Mansion. Now that Mrs. Yu is pregnant, Shao Ziming went to Aunt Ruan's place a lot, but when she came to Mrs. Yu to pay her respects, she couldn't show her arrogance at all. After learning the lesson several times, Mrs. Yu is kind to everyone, even if he treats these concubines, he is not at all soft-hearted.

After Aunt Ruan sat down, Yu talked about Shao Ziming who had gone to Yanzhou City and hadn't come back yet, and asked the maid to bring her a cup of tea.

Aunt Ruan listened quietly, but when the tea came, her complexion became a little strange. Lin Qingran looked over, it seemed that she was silently enduring something, her face was pale.

Seeing this, Yu took a sip of warm water calmly, "Aunt Ruan, don't you usually like to drink this strong tea?"

"Sorry ma'am, my concubine is not feeling well, and I want to go back to rest first." Aunt Ruan's hand holding the handkerchief almost showed marks, and she seemed to be avoiding the strong tea. Lin Qingran saw some clues, Yu Shi Nodding, Aunt Ruan got up and walked out.

Mrs. Yu asked someone to remove the strong tea, and even Lin Qingran could smell your strong tea as it passed by. It was too strong. Mrs. Yu touched the cup with a half-smile, "This is still in the filial piety period."

Lin Qingran remained silent, Aunt Ruan looked like she was pregnant just now, she would suffer from morning sickness, at least it would take more than a month of body, so counting, sometimes it would not come out for a hundred days.

But this is a matter of the third wife, Lin Qingran doesn't want to express any opinions. During the filial piety period, you can't share the same room, but only your courtyard knows whether you have intercourse. If you have a child during the filial piety period, you can't hide it Living.

Seeing that she was silent, Yu smiled and patted her stomach, "I still have to accumulate some virtue for this child." Lin Qingran didn't think she would just let it go, at most she would give up the right to make decisions. leave it to others

Five or six days later, the bowl of medicine that the third old lady had put an end to the child that Aunt Ruan had kept hidden in her stomach until Shao Ziming came back.

(End of this chapter)