Chapter Fifty-Four: Connecting Branches with the Same Qi

When I arrived at the flower hall, I saw that there were more than ten tables for the banquet for the inner family, and the cold dishes had just been placed on the table. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

I followed Ruan Liangdi and sat down in the seat reserved for us at the second table.

At the first table, Mrs. Liu from the Hubu Shangshu Mansion, Mrs. Xu from the General Huben Mansion, Mrs. Li from the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion and Mrs. Wu from the Qu Shilang Mansion were gossiping.

When I sat down, I heard Mrs. Xu say to Mrs. Liu, "So I will borrow your auspicious words." The two glanced at each other and smiled tacitly.

Mrs. Li said, "Our new eleventh lady in the palace is also please", while holding the chopsticks on the table and diligently preparing dishes for Mrs. Liu.

When a few people saw me and Ruan Liangdi coming to take their seats, they nodded and smiled slightly, and then turned their heads and continued to chat, but they didn't really hear it.

Ruan Liangdi looked at Mrs. Sumire with an inquiring gaze.

Mrs. Sumire put down her chopsticks and said in a low voice: "I am a concubine, so I am not even a concubine. I don't know what they say, but it's hilarious. Finally, you are here, and I will not be alone at this table. ”

Ruan Liangdi glanced at the distance between Mrs. Sumire's position and Mrs. Liu's table, and the corners of her eyebrows were slightly raised.

Finished in one moment. Everyone said goodbye one after another.

On the way back, I half-closed my eyes and thought about today's events again.

I really didn't expect Princess Yongjia to let me treat the princess's mansion as my mother's home and return to the door in three dynasties. It turned out that she had been planning for me since she arranged for me to live in Lancui Xiaozhu. Even if there is a little selfishness to win over King Xiao, in the end, it also takes into account the past feelings.

This affection is precious to me.

When I opened my eyes to the car, Chifu lifted the side curtain slightly, and was looking out at the street she was passing by. Tong's mother did not squint, and sat upright with her hands on her knees.

I remembered that everyone at the banquet just now was vying to welcome Mrs. Liu, so I asked, "Mother Tong, I am young, I just came out to walk around, and I am not very familiar with the stories of the various families in Beijing. Looking at today's situation, it seems that Mrs. Liu of the Household Department Shangshu Mansion is very respected by everyone. ”

That's all it takes, Mother Tong naturally understands what I really want to ask: why everyone is like Mrs. Liu of the Zhou Mansion holding the moon by the stars.

Mother Tong smiled and pondered for a while, and then said: "Mrs. Liu is the secretary of the household department, and she is in charge of the world's money and grain. Zhao Xun thinks that this statement is enough?"

I burst out laughing and cross-examined, "Then Mother Tong thinks, is it enough?"

Tong's mother also pursed her lips and smiled: "Zhaoxun also saw it, on the table today, the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion and the Qu Shilang Mansion are all relatives of the emperor, and General Huben is the pillar of the country for three generations, not only holding an army of 300,000, but also having a sense of righteousness with today's saints." Whether it is the head of the house or the children, there is really no need to be the head of the housewife to bow to the wife of the head of the household. ”

Therefore, they did not bow their heads to the wife of the head of the household, but to the queen mother's nephew and the emperor's cousin. Tong's mother said unhurriedly.

I nodded secretly, the current surname of the Shengshangwai family is Zhou, and I heard my father and brother mention it in the boudoir in the past. It's just that the news has been closed in the past few years, and the personnel of the court bureau have changed, and I didn't think of the relationship between the Hubu Shangshu Mansion and it for a while.

Chifu put down the curtain at this time and said, "The area around Chunhuamen is much better." ”

"This area is the residence of the officials of the Six Ministries. It is easy for the people of Pingtou not to move in this belt. Naturally clean. Mother Tong looked at me and said: "Zhao Xun knows that in the harem now, except for the queen mother and the queen's mother, who is respected?"

"Is it the lady lady?"

Mother Tong glanced at me quickly, lowered her eyes and said, "Concubine Jiang, the eldest daughter of Jiang Yuhong, the secretary of the Ministry of War." The biological mother of the ninth princess and the eleventh prince. In those years, the palace was full of her liveliness. Even the queen gave birth to ten princes, and she was not as noisy as her. ”

I silently: The queen is in front of Emperor Wei, first there is the queen Yuan, and then there is the concubine. In such a situation, it is not easy to be a mother in the world and live in peace in the phoenix.

"The queen is very strict with the rules, and she has never messed up the role of the inner woman in charge of the palace. The only exception is for Concubine Shu. Mother Tong looked at me puzzled, and continued: "Concubine Shu's mother is the queen mother's sister. ”

No wonder.

With such a background, the queen can only be extraordinarily generous to it and avoid its edge for the time being.

I bowed my head and thought: The Hubu Shangshu Mansion and the Military Shangshu Mansion have this in-law relationship, and they must be helping each other in the court, and the harem is in the same spirit.

And with such a Hubu Shangshu, his wife is naturally enough to make all the Hou ladies and the Ming Ming smile at each other.

It's the end of the day when I return home. After greeting Ruan Liangdi and Mrs. Sumire at the second gate, they dispersed after a few words.

Because the sun is good, it shines warmly on people. I took Chifu and walked slowly towards Duofuxuan, and sent Tong's mother and Yinghong back first.

"Miss, the princess asked the maid to pass a message to me, and she will pick a dozen old servants of the Gu family for you first. In the past, we always said that the house was a little organized, but there was no reliable person to help us run things outside the house. The princess is really a relief in the snow. They all fell behind, and whispered with irrepressible joy.

I nodded, "It really solves our urgent need." ”

I took the handkerchief and circled it around my fingers a few times, and then released it, and I said with a little headache: "It's just that there are still some troubles." The person given by the princess, if it is said to be a companion, but it has to cross the clear road. If you don't want people to know that there are so many people, you have to stay outside. But in a moment, I will go somewhere to find a place to settle for them. There are also food, clothing, and chewing for these people, so they must have a livelihood. ”

Since living in the small building, I have received a lot of rewards, but there is really no one who can make a living.

Thinking all the way, I went back to Duofuxuan. Zhan Lu brought a few maids to greet him, and said, "Zhaoxun is back." He hugged back to his room.

Washed his hands, cleaned his face and changed into homely clothes, and half-leaned comfortably on the chaise longue, but he kept thinking about how to place these people.

At the end, she called out to Zhan Lu, retreated from everyone, and asked carefully about the rewards and other things that were given to her before.

Zhan Lu said with a crisp smile: "When you entered King Xiao's Mansion from the Princess's Mansion, you originally brought four carts of things, and later the Queen Mother and the Ministry of Rites rewarded you. I've already taken Kou'er to make a list before. You have to take a look. ”

I smiled slightly, and when Zhan Lu saw it, he handed over a booklet.

Skipping fabrics, leathers, supplies, etc., I jumped directly to the jewelry category and started looking:

Jade with hooks, white jade with hooks, red gold silk hairpins in pairs, jade hairpins in pairs, white jade hairpins in pairs, white jade hairpins in pairs, Wanfu Wanshou point emerald hairpins in pairs, double happiness double Ruyi point emerald hairpins in pairs, inlaid pearl hairpins in pairs, inlaid with gemstones in pairs, Wanfu Wanshou inlaid with pearls and emerald flowers in pairs, double happiness and double Ruyi inlaid with pearls and emerald flowers in pairs, pomegranate Baizi inlaid with pearls and emerald flowers in pairs, peach offering three thousand inlaid pearls and emerald flowers in pairs, red gold silk bracelets in pairs, red gold dot emerald bracelets in pairs, pearl earrings in pairs, Gold silk lantern earrings pairs, gold jade longevity earrings pairs, pearl bracelets into a plate, silver gold-plated jewelry dot emerald hairpin, gold inlaid jewelry squirrel hairpin, exquisite dot emerald grass head insect inlaid beads silver hairpin, red jade drop bead earrings, glazed acacia pendant, dragon and phoenix Chengxiang white jade pendant, Liuyun Baifu white jade pendant, happy eyebrows green and white jade pendant, Fushou Ruyi white jade pendant, four butterflies silver step shake into pairs, blue and white porcelain double hairpin step shake into pairs, gilt filigree dot emerald pearl kingfisher step shake into pairs, silver butterfly wing beads pearl step shake into pairs, double fish step shake pairs, 10,000 characters bat pattern inlaid beads gold step shake into pairs, point emerald inlaid pearl year cold three friends head flower, gold inlaid rice beads in front of the head flower, point emerald inlaid coral turquoise gourd head flower, silver gilt point emerald inlay stone squirrel grape double happiness head flower, copper gilt point emerald inlay stone begonia crane pattern head flower, copper gilt point emerald inlay stone descendants of the head flower of Wandai ......

After reading a few pages, I secretly shook my head in my heart, I was afraid that these ornaments would not be able to buy a small courtyard in Beijing.

He looked up and asked Zhan Lu: "I remember that the queen mother rewarded four rosewood boxes with luodian alone last time, I don't know what it is?"