Chapter 060: The Sandpiper and the Clam Compete with the Fisherman Lying Down
In April, the selection of the beautiful girls in the palace has been decided, except for those left in the palace, the rest of the women with good looks have been pointed out by Kangxi to his princes.
I didn't care too much about what kind of woman Kangxi pointed out to Yinzhen, thinking that most of the people who entered the mansion a few years before Nian's were Gege anyway, and the only noteworthy one should be the future Qianlong's biological mother Niu Hulu, in memory she should have entered the mansion this year, but at that time I didn't pay special attention to the time and details of entering the mansion. In short, no matter who enters the house, they will always look down and not look up in the future, so it's good to deal with it normally.
It's just that I'm not in a hurry, there will always be people in the house who are in a hurry. As soon as the news came out from the front foot of the palace, the Ulanala clan sent someone to inform him that he was in better shape and had resumed his proper morning and dusk concentration. But it's no wonder she's so concerned. Although it is said that it is the same as Gege, but it is not the same as me, who was asked to enter the house, this time the people who came in were all hand-picked by Kangxi, even if the family background is not high, but just the royal gift, this status and the standard treatment received by entering the house are much higher than I was at that time.
Early in the morning, I got up and dressed up, and came to the courtyard of the Ulanala clan on time.
Entering the house, Song was still the first to arrive, sitting in the place where she usually sits, and glanced at me. I ignored her, walked straight to the front of the Ulanala clan, bowed, and greeted her according to the rules.
Ulanala looked at me with satisfaction in his eyes, and his smile was naturally kind, and he pointed to the first place under her left hand and said, "You sit here first, it's still early, and we can talk." “
That's the position opposite the Li family's seat, according to the rules, this position should belong to the Li family's side Fujin status people can sit, I and the Song family are both qualified, and I entered the mansion later than the Song family, so I should sit under the Song family. But the Ulanala clan directly asked me to sit in this conspicuous position, I don't know if she showed her value for me because I helped her put Li Shi together and felt happy in her heart, or if she had any intention to help me fill the hatred value, so that I could do something for her in order to protect myself.
In short, no matter what this woman had in mind, I couldn't refuse her intentions, so I could only sit down obediently.
Li is still the one who came late, she is much more plump than when she last saw her before, but the whole person is not in a very good state, she looks a little haggard, and she has lost the brilliance of a happy woman when she first met. The momentum in front of the Ulanala clan is also much weaker.
I know Lee's haven't been having a good time lately. Soon after the audit of the accounts that day, the head of the treasury was replaced, and a large number of people were involved. All the people in charge of the expenses in the mansion were replaced by the cronies and servants selected by Su Peisheng. Listening to Xiao Shunzi, one or two of the pipe warehouses should also be drawn in from the sticky rod. In other words, the treasury was stared at by Yinzhen, and it was almost impossible for the Li family to spend more extra expenses from it.
This is just the beginning, and it didn't take long for the people around her to be replaced, and it was said that in order to replace them with more thoughtful people to take care of the little brother, it was actually Yinzhen who repeated her old tricks and laid eyeliner around her.
The Wulanala clan may know about this, I listened to Xiao Shunzi, but the Li clan is definitely still stupidly kept in the dark. So someone around the Li family still instigated her to make trouble from time to time, and then someone passed the news to Yinzhen, which made Yinzhen even more annoyed and annoyed her, and in the end, she would rather rest in the study or in the courtyard of the Wulanala clan than go to the courtyard of the Li family. In this way, the Li family fell out of favor, even if he has been favored for ten years since he entered the house, and now he has given birth to another son for Yinzhen, but he still can't escape the fate of falling out of favor.
Looking at the haggard but pretending posture of the Li family in front of me, while sighing that hateful people also have pity, I also built a heart wall for Yinzhen's emotional offensive.
When Li Shi walked in and saw me sitting in this position, he was stunned at first, and then said in a mocking tone: "I heard that Geng Gege killed someone a few years ago, and then I heard that he was wronged, and then he was either sick or injured, and then he coaxed the master's grace to allow his family to accompany him out of the house to go to peace." Now that I see it, isn't it going to take Chang Fujin to raise a position again? Geng Gege is really calculating, and he fell out of favor when he first entered the mansion, I'm afraid he also wanted to play this trick, right? Hehe, it seems that it won't be long before the hostess of this Baylor Mansion should also be replaced. “
I didn't answer Lee's cynicism, I just looked at Ulanala and waited for her reaction.
When the Wulanala clan saw that the Li clan came in and did not salute according to the rules first, but turned a blind eye to me and talked nonsense without hindrance, his face suddenly sank, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said: "It seems that Fang Fujin has not come out to walk around for too long, and he has even forgotten the rules." I think Geng Gege is a well-behaved and sensible person, if you want her to sit close and talk, do you need your consent?
The rare strength of the Ulanala clan overpowered the Li clan, which was no longer gaining momentum. Li had no choice but to curtsy and salute, greet her, and wait for Wulanala to slowly finish drinking a cup of tea, so as to excuse her and let her sit down in her place.
After Li sat down, he glared at me fiercely, but he didn't dare to make another attempt in the way of the prestige of the Ulanala clan. Regarding their-for-tat and Lee's jealous gaze, I just bowed my head and drank tea, as if it had nothing to do with me. "On normal days, I don't want to always detain you to come over to say goodbye, but this is a different day, and in a few days, a few Gege given by the emperor will also enter the mansion. I will discuss this matter with you and see how we can do it. After a few words of greeting, the Ulanala clan stopped detouring and went straight to the point.
The status of the Song family and I is not high, this kind of discussion is just a formality, and naturally it is not our turn to speak, so after answering the sentence "Everything is arranged by the master of Fujin" according to the rules, then we all bowed our heads and were silent.
The Li family is accustomed to being strong in everything, and then the words of the Wulanala clan sneered and said: "In previous years, the emperor also pointed out people to the mansion of the eldest elder brother, the crown prince and the third elder brother, and it was good to do it according to it. “
Ulanala smiled at first, then turned to look at me and asked, "What should Geng Gege do about this?"
Ulanara's inquiry made my scalp tighten, and my heart said: You don't want to pay attention to the Li family, don't drag me on, is this the rhythm that you want me to sing against the Li family?
I thought about it for a while, and replied stubbornly: "There is some truth in what Fang Fujin said, and it can indeed be compared with the previous practice. “
After saying this, I clearly saw the displeasure on the face of the Ulanala clan, and then I just continued: " However, the slave was foolish, and only felt that it was the first time in the Baylor Mansion after all, and it was the emperor's grace and importance to the master, if it was only in accordance with the rules of the prince's mansion, it would definitely not work, but if it was only according to the eldest brother and the third elder brother, it seemed that the sincerity was not enough, so after thinking about it, I felt that I could wait for the new Geges to enter the mansion on the premise of not exceeding the rules, and then take this opportunity to hold a family banquet in the mansion, first, to show attention, secondly, to thank the lord Longen, and thirdly, to get acquainted with the newcomers, so as not to make people feel sluggish. I wonder if that's good?"
These words were actually said in the minds of the Wulanala clan, after all, she summoned us to talk about this matter, originally just wanted to go through the motions, and it was estimated that she was also planning to do it according to the regulations of the eldest brother and the third elder brother, but the Li family said it first, and she didn't want to be pressed by the Li family and then went along with her wishes, so she had to let me come out to think of an idea, which could not only make the Li family unhappy, but also not take any responsibility. When the time comes, the credit will be hers. But if something goes wrong, you can put the blame on me. So I had to take a compromise and delay it first, anyway, when everyone was all in, it was already after June, because who knows what will happen by then.
When the Ulanala clan heard what I said, they also felt that it was a smooth and compromise solution. Turning his head and glancing at Li with a smile, he praised me: "It's still better than your method, it's much better than those who only follow the convention." That's it, I'll discuss the details with my master later, and I'll return first. “
With a sigh of relief, I followed Li and Song to get up and salute and leave, and followed the two of them out of the courtyard. (To be continued.) )